galactose/rhamnose binding lectin domain found in Hydra vulgaris nematogalectin and similar proteins
Nematogalectin, also called nemgal, is a nematocyst protein with an N-terminal GlyXY domain and a galactose/rhamnose binding lectin domain. There are two nematogalectins, A and B, in Hydra, and they are the products of alternative splicing. They are major components of the nematocyst tubule. Nematogalectin functions as a trimer that could bind to multiple chondroitin glycosaminoglycan molecules and stabilize the chondroitin proteoglycan layer.
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