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. 2010 Mar 18;10:79. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-79

Table 1.

Taxonomic coverage and domain combination of the lectin superfamily

Other domaina

Percentage (%)

Family Taxonomic coverage Name Soybean Rice Arabidopsis
B-lectin Mainly in plants Kinase 90.5 92.0 78.9
Lectin_legB Mainly in plants 72.7 87.0 85.4
Lectin_C Mainly in animals 100.0 100.0 100.0

Jacalin Plants, animals and microorganisms - - - -

Phloem Only in plants F-box 82.1 46.4 56.7

Chitin_bind_1 Mainly in plants and fungi Glyco_hydro_19 71.4 80.0 87.5

Ricin_B_Lectin Plants, animals and microorganisms - - - -

Gal_lectin Mainly in animals Glyco_hydro_35 100.0 100.0 69.2

Gal-Binding Lectin Mainly in animals Galactosyl_T 100.0 100.0 100.0

Calreticulin Plants and animals - - - -

EEA Mainly in plants - - - -

LysM Plants, animals and microorganisms - - - -

a Only domains presented in at least 30% of corresponding family members were listed