Discoidins [diskoidiny]

topical
Terms

diskoidin-I
diskoidin-II

 

Discoidin
Discoidin-I
Discoidin-II

Definition

Lectins that were identified in DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM. They bind to GALACTOSE and are involved in cell-substratum adhesion, maintenance of morphology during aggregation, and spore formation.

DUI
D000070821 MeSH Browser
CUI
M0085724
History note
2017 (1980)
Public note
2017; DISCOIDINS was indexed under PROTOZOAN PROTEINS 1998-2016; under LECTINS 2002-2016; under FUNGAL PROTEINS 1980-1998; and under CARRIER PROTEINS 1976-1983

D Chemicals and Drugs
D12.776 Proteins 2 581
D12.776.503 Lectins 295
D12.776.503.140 Discoidins
D12.776.503.210 Ficolins
D12.776.503.280 Lectins, C-Type 43
D12.776.503.295 Calnexin 4
D12.776.503.303 Calreticulin 41
D12.776.503.307 Galectins 49
D12.776.503.311 Mannose-Binding Lectins 7
D12.776.503.499 Plant Lectins 21
D12.776.503.843 Selectins 25
D12.776.820 Protozoan Proteins 204
D12.776.820.125 Antigens, Protozoan 28
D12.776.820.250 Discoidins