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Plant Lectins

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Several plant lectins may act as TLR agonists
Souza et al., 2013

Th1 immunity is induced by immunomodulatory plant lectins
Souza et al., 2013

Lectins are found in plants, animals, and fungi.
Fu et al. 2011

They are associated with numerous pathological processes, particularly cancer.
Fu et al. 2011

Examples of plant lectins are mistletoe lectins (MLs), ricin, concanavalin A (ConA), and Polygonatum cyrtonema lectin (PCL), which can specifically lead to apoptosis of cancer cells.
Fu et al. 2011

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Plant lectins are novel Toll-like receptor agonists
Unitt & Hornigold 2011
Plant lectins: targeting programmed cell death pathways as antitumor agents
Fu et al. 2011
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Sialylated Oligosaccharide-specific Plant Lectin from Japanese Elderberry (Sambucus sieboldiana) Bark Tissue Has a Homologous Structure to Type II Ribosome-inactivating Proteins, Ricin and Abrin
Kaku et al. 1996
The immunomodulatory effect of plant lectins: a review with emphasis on ArtinM properties
Souza et al., 2013
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