Sentence examples for bind to specific sugar from inspiring English sources
Lectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins, which recognize and bind to specific sugar moieties with high specificity [34].
The B-chain carries the lectin function and binds to specific sugar residues of the target cell surface, allowing ricin to be internalized by endocytosis [ 1].
Lectins are proteins abundant in the virus, bacteria, animal and plant kingdom, which bind reversibly to specific sugar structures (for most references and background see [ 48, 49]).
For instance, HECTAm1 contains PH and SPRY motifs, and HECTHe1 and HECTEx1 have Laminin-G3 (capable to reversibly bind to specific complex sugars, an exclusive feature of these two families) and SPRY domains.
Structural knowledge of how C-type CRDs bind selectively to specific sugars has made it possible to modify the sugar-binding characteristics of these domains (Iobst and Drickamer 1994), raising the possibility of creating CRDs with novel specificities for tumor glycans.
Through this domain, CLRs bind to specific self or non-self sugar residues and are implicated in antigen capture and endocytosis.
These proteins bind to specific sites on DNA and (for example) turn on expression of specific genes.
Secondly, they anchor various molecules to the sides of the nanowire that bind to specific biological targets.
In passing through the gastrointestinal tract, drugs often bind to specific nutrients before they're absorbed into the bloodstream.
"The data in this paper clearly demonstrates that sperm primarily bind to a specific sugar molecule... present on the outer surface of the egg," Clark says.
