High resolution structure of Aleuria aurantia lectin mutant reveals the principal of increased affinity

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Authors	HOUSER Josef ROMANO Patrick WIMMEROVÁ Michaela
Year of publication	2012
Type	Conference abstract
MU Faculty or unit	Central European Institute of Technology
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Description	Mutant of Aleuria aurantia lectin with increased affinity towards 1-6 bound fucose was prepared. We prepared protein crystals and collected high quality data. Solved structure revealed the principal of the binding, shading the light upon variability of lectin binding sites.
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