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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Collectins
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Colectinas
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Colectinas
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Synonyms English:
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Collagenous Lectins
Collectin
Lectins, Collagenous
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Tree Number:
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D12.776.503.280.249
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Definition English:
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A class of C-type lectins that target the carbohydrate structures found on invading pathogens. Binding of collectins to microorganisms results in their agglutination and enhanced clearance. Collectins form trimers that may assemble into larger oligomers. Each collectin polypeptide chain consists of four regions: a relatively short N-terminal region, a collagen-like region, an alpha-helical coiled-coil region, and carbohydrate-binding region. |
History Note English:
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2003; use COLLECTINS (NM) 1980-2002
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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37460
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Unique Identifier:
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D037222
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Similar:
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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