BiotechLec: an interactive guide of commercial lectins for glycobiology and biomedical research applications

Boris Schnider; Francisco L Escudero; Anne Imberty; Frédérique Lisacek

doi:10.1093/glycob/cwad034

BiotechLec: an interactive guide of commercial lectins for glycobiology and biomedical research applications

Glycobiology. 2023 Oct 29;33(9):684-686. doi: 10.1093/glycob/cwad034.

Authors

Boris Schnider^{1

2}, Francisco L Escudero¹, Anne Imberty³, Frédérique Lisacek^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Proteome Informatics Group, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, route de Drize 7, Geneva CH-1227, Switzerland.
² Computer Science Department, University of Geneva, route de Drize 7, Geneva CH-1227, Switzerland.
³ University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 601 rue de la chimie, Grenoble 38000, France.
⁴ Section of Biology, University of Geneva, route de Drize 7, Geneva CH-1227, Switzerland.

Abstract

For decades, lectins have been used as probes in glycobiology and this usage has gradually spread to other domains of Life Science. Nowadays, researchers investigate glycan recognition with lectins in diverse biotechnology and clinical applications, addressing key questions regarding binding specificity. The latter is documented in scattered and heterogeneous sources, and this situation calls for a centralized and easy-access reference. To address this need, an on-line solution called BiotechLec (https://www.unilectin.eu/biotechlec) is proposed in a new section of UniLectin, a platform dedicated to lectin molecular knowledge.

Keywords: biotechnology; carbohydrate-binding; database; glycosylation; lectins.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research*
Biotechnology
Glycomics
Lectins* / chemistry
Polysaccharides / chemistry

Substances

Lectins
Polysaccharides