A Novel Chemoattractant Lectin, Karatoxin, From the Dorsal Spines of the Small Scorpionfish Hypodytes rubripinnis

• Main Authors: Mitsuko Shinohara (Author), Kuniko Nagasaka (Author), Hideyuki Nakagawa (Author), Kozue Edo (Author), Hitomi Sakai (Author), Koji Kato (Author), Futoshi Iwaki (Author), Kiyoshi Ohura (Author), Haruhiko Sakuraba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A chemoattractant lectin from the dorsal spines of the redfin velvetfish, Hypodytes rubripinnis, was isolated using a combination of affinity chromatography techniques. The glycoprotein, with a molecular mass of 110 kDa, is named Karatoxin. Karatoxin caused agglutination of rabbit erythrocytes. This...