Lectins are a group of proteins that are widespread in all kingdoms of living nature, but plants are the undisputed "champions" in terms of the abundance and diversity of lectins. The fundamental property of reversibly binding to specific carbohydrates makes lectins important participants in the "glycocode" system, which has a special functional significance for plants with their incredible carbohydrate diversity. The structural diversity of lectins underlies their numerous functions, including signaling associated with growth and development as well as plant responses to biotic and abiotic stimuli. The review presents a retrospective of the development of plant lectinology and last data about the classification of plant lectins, their localization, and known and potential functions.
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Univ Florida, Dept Entomol & Nematol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USAElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA
Mekete, Tesfamariam
Seid, Awol
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Haramaya Univ, Coll Agr & Environm Sci, Sch Plant Sci, Dire Dawa, EthiopiaElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA
Seid, Awol
Meressa, Beira H.
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Julius Kuhn Inst, Fed Res Ctr Cultivated Plants, Inst Epidemiol & Pathogen Diagnost, D-48161 Munster, GermanyElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA
Meressa, Beira H.
Wondafrash, Mesfin
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Haramaya Univ, Coll Agr & Environm Sci, Sch Plant Sci, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Univ Pretoria, Dept Zool & Entomol, Forestry & Agr Biotechnol Inst, ZA-0028 Pretoria, South AfricaElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA
Wondafrash, Mesfin
Addis, Temesgen
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Univ Kiel, Fac Agr & Nutr Sci, D-24118 Kiel, GermanyElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA
Addis, Temesgen
Getaneh, Gezahegn
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Univ Addis Ababa, Coll Agr & Vet Med, Fitche, EthiopiaElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA
Getaneh, Gezahegn
Abate, Birhan A.
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Univ Pretoria, Dept Zool & Entomol, Forestry & Agr Biotechnol Inst, ZA-0028 Pretoria, South AfricaElizabeth City State Univ, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 USA