Title
Lectomexplore, An Update Of Unilectin For The Discovery Of Carbohydrate-Binding Proteins Based On A New Lectin Classification
Abstract
Lectins are non-covalent glycan-binding proteins mediating cellular interactions but their annotation in newly sequenced organisms is lacking. The limited size of functional domains and the low level of sequence similarity challenge usual bioinformatics tools. The identification of lectin domains in proteomes requires the manual curation of sequence alignments based on structural folds. A new lectin classification is proposed. It is built on three levels: (i) 35 lectin domain folds, (ii) 109 classes of lectins sharing at least 20% sequence similarity and (iii) 350 families of lectins sharing at least 70% sequence similarity. This information is compiled in the UniLectin platform that includes the previously described UniLectin3D database of curated lectin 3D structures. Since its first release, UniLectin3D has been updated with 485 additional 3D structures. The database is now complemented by two additional modules: PropLec containing predicted beta-propeller lectins and LectomeXplore including predicted lectins from sequences of the NBCI-nr and UniProt for every curated lectin class.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1093/nar/gkaa1019
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
DocType
Volume
Issue
Journal
49
D1
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0305-1048
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
François Bonnardel100.34
Julien Mariethoz2364.42
Serge Pérez321.70
Anne Imberty431.50
Frédérique Lisacek534625.48