For decades, the biological roles of plant lectins remained obscure and subject to
speculation. With the advent of technological and scientific progress, researchers have …

Salt stress is a major abiotic stressor that limits plant growth, development, and agricultural
productivity, especially in regions with high soil salinity. With the increasing salinization of …

Background A small group of F-box proteins consisting of a conserved F-box domain linked
to a domain homologous to the glycan-binding protein has been identified within the …

For more than three decades, Arabidopsis thaliana served as a model for plant biology
research. At present only a few protein families have been studied in detail in Arabidopsis …

Plants synthesize carbohydrate binding proteins in response to adverse environmental
conditions such as drought, heat, pathogen attack, etc. The Arabidopsis EULS3 lectin …

Background Calotropis procera is a wild plant species in the family Apocynaceae that is able
to grow in harsh, arid and heat stressed conditions. Understanding how this highly adapted …

Microbes living in plant tissues—endophytes—are mainly studied in crop plants where they
typically colonize the root apoplast. Trees—a large carbon source with a high capacity for …

The Arabidopsis thaliana lectin ArathEULS3 is upregulated in particular stress conditions
and upon abscisic acid (ABA) treatment. ABA is a plant hormone important for plant growth …

Abstract Background Lectins, defined as 'Proteins that can recognize and bind specific
carbohydrate structures', are widespread among all kingdoms of life and play an important …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Promotor: Prof. dr. Els JM Van Damme Laboratory of Biochemistry
and Glycobiology Department of Molecular Biotechnology Faculty of Bioscience …