L8258
Lectin from Wisteria floribunda
lyophilized powder
Synonym(s):
Wisteria floribunda agglutinin, WFA
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form
lyophilized powder
Quality Level
potency
<16 μg/mL agglutination activity
composition
Protein, ~95% E1%/280
storage temp.
−20°C
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General description
Lectin is a carbohydrate-binding protein found in plant roots, rhizomes, leaves, seeds, and stems. Lectin is located in the cytoplasm as well as in the nucleus.
Application
Lectin from Wisteria floribunda has been used:
- to study the perineuronal nets and parvalbumin nets in mouse brain by immunofluorescence
- to evaluate the amount of N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) transferred to Gaussia luciferase (GLuc) substrates by microplate assay
- to study its binding effects on perineuronal nets
Biochem/physiol Actions
Lectin binds with high affinity to the glycans of polysaccharides, glycolipids, and glycoproteins. It is involved in plant defense.
WFA is not blood group specific, but has an affinity for N-acetyl-D-galactosamine.
Packaging
Package size based on protein content
Analysis Note
Agglutination activity is expressed in μg/ml and is determined from serial dilutions in phosphate buffered saline, pH 6.8, of a 1 mg/ml solution. This activity is the lowest concentration to agglutinate a 2% suspension of human blood group A erythrocytes after 1 hr incubation at 25 °C.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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Nausicaä Lannoo et al.
Frontiers in plant science, 5, 397-397 (2014-08-29)
Plants are under constant attack from pathogens and herbivorous insects. To protect and defend themselves, plants evolved a multi-layered surveillance system, known as the innate immune system. Plants sense their encounters upon perception of conserved microbial structures and damage-associated patterns
Lectins, lectin genes, and their role in plant defense.
M J Chrispeels et al.
The Plant cell, 3(1), 1-9 (1991-01-01)
Dorothy Fiete et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 287(34), 29194-29203 (2012-06-23)
Two closely related β1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases, β4GalNAc-T3 and β4GalNAc-T4, are thought to account for the protein-specific addition of β1,4-linked GalNAc to Asn-linked oligosaccharides on a number of glycoproteins including the glycoprotein hormone luteinizing hormone and carbonic anhydrase-6 (CA6). We have utilized soluble
Markus Morawski et al.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 369(1654), 20140046-20140046 (2014-09-17)
Perineuronal nets (PNs) in the brains of tenascin-R-deficient (tn-r(-/-)) mice develop in temporal concordance with those of wild-type (tn-r(+/+)) mice. However, the histological appearance of PNs is abnormal in adult tn-r(-/-) mice. Here, we investigated whether similar defects are also
Baihong Guo et al.
Neurobiology of aging, 96, 223-232 (2020-10-12)
One major pathological process in Alzheimer's disease is mediated by hyperphosphorylated tau, which includes altered microtubules (MTs) and functions associated with tau. A potential way to compensate for altered MT function is to use an MT stabilizer, such as epothilone
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