Evolutionary history and stress regulation of the lectin superfamily in higher plants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lectins are a class of carbohydrate-binding proteins. They play roles in various biological processes. However, little is known about their evolutionary history and their functions in plant stress regulation. The availability of full...

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Main Authors: Ramachandran Srinivasan, Ma Zhigang, Jiang Shu-Ye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/79