Mannose-Binding Lectin

"Mannose-Binding Lectin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A specific mannose-binding member of the collectin family of lectins. It binds to carbohydrate groups on invading pathogens and plays a key role in the MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN COMPLEMENT PATHWAY.

Descriptor ID	D037601
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.503.280.249.500 D12.776.503.311.500
Concept/Terms	Mannose-Binding Lectin Mannose-Binding Lectin Lectin, Mannose-Binding Mannose Binding Lectin Mannose-Binding Protein Mannose Binding Protein Mannan-Binding Protein Mannan Binding Protein Mannan-Binding Lectin Lectin, Mannan-Binding Mannan Binding Lectin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Lectins [D12.776.503]
Lectins, C-Type [D12.776.503.280]
Collectins [D12.776.503.280.249]
Mannose-Binding Lectin [D12.776.503.280.249.500]
Mannose-Binding Lectins [D12.776.503.311]
Mannose-Binding Lectin [D12.776.503.311.500]

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