This domain contains a binding site with a high affinity for calcium and a lectin-like chaperone site — lectin is a protein that interacts with sugar residues. This suggests that CRT ...

"Most glycosylation enzymes, or glycosyltransferases, do not have an additional lectin, or sugar-recognition domain ... that impaired only the lectin-binding activity of both glycosylation enzymes ...

Glycans are sugar chains that bind to cells through ... the team engineered GnT-IVa and GnT-IVb mutants with disrupted lectin ...

Researchers created a chewing gum from lalab beans that has antiviral properties to help fight herpes and influenza strains.