β-galactoside

cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of a tandem-repeat galectin (PoGal2) from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata

D. C. Zhang, Hu, Y. T., Guo, H. Y., Cui, S. G., Su, T. F., and Jiang, S. G., cDNA cloning and mRNA expression of a tandem-repeat galectin (PoGal2) from the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata, vol. 10, pp. 1963-1974, 2011.

Galectins can recognize and specifically bind to β-galactoside residues, playing crucial roles in innate immune responses of vertebrates and invertebrates. We cloned the cDNA of a tandem-repeat galectin from the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata (designated as PoGal2).

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