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A bacterial subgroup of the C-type lectin-like (CTLD) domain; a subgroup of bacterial protein domains homologous to the carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs) of the C-type lectins CLECT_VCBS: A bacterial subgroup of the C-type lectin-like (CTLD) domain; a subgroup of bacterial protein domains homologous to the carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRDs) of the C-type lectins. Many CTLDs are calcium-dependent carbohydrate binding modules; other CTLDs bind protein ligands, lipids, and inorganic surfaces including CaCO3 and ice. Bacterial CTLDs within this group are functionally uncharacterized. Animal C-type lectins are involved in such functions as extracellular matrix organization, endocytosis, complement activation, pathogen recognition, and cell-cell interactions. CTLDs may bind a variety of carbohydrate ligands including mannose, N-acetylglucosamine, galactose, N-acetylgalactosamine, and fucose. CTLDs associate with each other through several different surfaces to form dimers, trimers, or tetramers from which ligand-binding sites project in different orientations. In some CTLDs a loop extends to the adjoining domain to form a loop-swapped dimer. |
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