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==CHARCOT-LEYDEN CRYSTAL PROTEIN==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1lcl]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1LCL OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1LCL FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysophospholipase Lysophospholipase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.1.1.5 3.1.1.5] </span></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1lcl FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1lcl OCA], [http://pdbe.org/1lcl PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1lcl RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1lcl PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=1lcl ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/LPPL_HUMAN LPPL_HUMAN]] May have both lysophospholipase and carbohydrate-binding activities. 
== Evolutionary Conservation ==
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
BACKGROUND: The Charcot-Leyden crystal (CLC) protein is a major autocrystallizing constituent of human eosinophils and basophils, comprising approximately 10% of the total cellular protein in these granulocytes. Identification of the distinctive hexagonal bipyramidal crystals of CLC protein in body fluids and secretions has long been considered a hallmark of eosinophil-associated allergic inflammation. Although CLC protein possesses lysophospholipase activity, its role(s) in eosinophil or basophil function or associated inflammatory responses has remained speculative. RESULTS: The crystal structure of the CLC protein has been determined at 1.8 A resolution using X-ray crystallography. The overall structural fold of CLC protein is highly similar to that of galectins -1 and -2, members of an animal lectin family formerly classified as S-type or S-Lac (soluble lactose-binding) lectins. This is the first structure of an eosinophil protein to be determined and the highest resolution structure so far determined for any member of the galectin family. CONCLUSIONS: The CLC protein structure possesses a carbohydrate-recognition domain comprising most, but not all, of the carbohydrate-binding residues that are conserved among the galectins. The protein exhibits specific (albeit weak) carbohydrate-binding activity for simple saccharides including N-acetyl-D-glucosamine and lactose. Despite CLC protein having no significant sequence or structural similarities to other lysophospholipase catalytic triad has also been identified within the CLC structure, making it a unique dual-function polypeptide. These structural findings suggest a potential intracellular and/or extracellular role(s) for the galectin-associated activities of CLC protein in eosinophil and basophil function in allergic diseases and inflammation.

Crystal structure of human Charcot-Leyden crystal protein, an eosinophil lysophospholipase, identifies it as a new member of the carbohydrate-binding family of galectins.,Leonidas DD, Elbert BL, Zhou Z, Leffler H, Ackerman SJ, Acharya KR Structure. 1995 Dec 15;3(12):1379-93. PMID:8747464<ref>PMID:8747464</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Lysophospholipase]]
[[Category: Acharya, K R]]
[[Category: Leonidas, D D]]
[[Category: Charcot-leyden crystal protein]]
[[Category: Serine esterase]]