Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 142, No. 10 (OCTOBER 2014), pp. 2195-2206 (12 pages) Several studies have evaluated the association between mannose-binding lectin (MBL) polymorphisms and sepsis.
Figure 1: Mannose-binding lectin (blue strands) can bind to sites on the SARS-Cov-2 spike protein on the cell membrane. One of the most striking features of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is that across all ...
In a recently published article in the journal Cells, scientists have provided a detailed description of the utility of mannose-specific lectins in preventing coronavirus infections. They have ...
The mannose-binding lectin associatedprotease-3 (MASP-3) is a member of the lectin pathway of the complement system, a key component of human innate and active immunity. Mutations in MASP-3 have ...