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- Title
Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions as Part of Plant Defense and Animal Immunity.
- Authors
De Schutter, Kristof; Van Damme, Els J. M.
- Abstract
The immune system consists of a complex network of cells and molecules that interact with each other to initiate the host defense system. Many of these interactions involve specific carbohydrate structures and proteins that specifically recognize and bind them, in particular lectins. It is well established that lectin-carbohydrate interactions play a major role in the immune system, in that they mediate and regulate several interactions that are part of the immune response. Despite obvious differences between the immune system in animals and plants, there are also striking similarities. In both cases, lectins can play a role as pattern recognition receptors, recognizing the pathogens and initiating the stress response. Although plants do not possess an adaptive immune system, they are able to imprint a stress memory, a mechanism in which lectins can be involved. This review will focus on the role of lectins in the immune system of animals and plants.
- Subjects
PROTEIN-carbohydrate interactions; IMMUNITY; IMMUNE system; PATTERN recognition systems; LECTINS
- Publication
Molecules, 2015, Vol 20, Issue 5, p9029
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules20059029