Scanning the Genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Identify Potential Lectins

Title: Scanning the Genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Identify Potential Lectins

Volume: 14 Issue: 7

Author(s): Desh Deepak Singh, Divya Chandran, Justin Jeyakani and Nagasuma Chandra

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Keywords: Bacterial lectins, haemagglutinin, sequence analysis, tuberculosis, adhesion

Abstract: Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins with important roles in many biological processes such as adhesion. Here we have identified 11 potential lectins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv genome, using a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, which will provide helpful clues in molecular mapping of pathogenesis and perhaps also serve as potential drug targets.

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Desh Deepak Singh , Divya Chandran , Justin Jeyakani and Nagasuma Chandra , Scanning the Genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Identify Potential Lectins, Protein & Peptide Letters 2007; 14(7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986607781483813