Pathogen Adherence to Carbohydrate Database (PACDB)
PACDB provides the information on pathogens (e.g. bacteria, fungus, toxin and virus) adhering to carbohydrates expressed on the cell surface of host animals or plants.
| Source | Last Updated |
|---|---|
| Pathogen Adherence to Carbohydrate Database (PACDB) | June 1, 2016 |
| Species | Pathogen Adherence Molecule | Ligand Name | Ligand Feature | Target Source | Glycan Sequence | Binding | PubMed ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clostridium botulinum | Botulinum neurotoxin (type C) | GD1b | Disialoglycosphingolipids | Presynaptic neuronal cells | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-8)NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 18242046 |
| Clostridium tetani | Tetanus toxin | GD1b | Disialoglycosphingolipids | Brain membrane | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-8)NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 6257717 |
| Clostridium botulinum | BoNT/C (located within amino acid residues 1122-1290) | GD1b | Disialoglycosphingolipids | Presynaptic neuronal cells | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-8)NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 18242046 |
| Influenza virus | Hemagglutinin (HA) | GD1a | Disialoglycosphingolipids | Various human tissues (leukocytes/erythrocytes/small intestine/stomach/meconium/colon/pancreas) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 11030743 |
| Actinomyces naeslundii | Unknown | GD1b | Disialoglycosphingolipids | Human brain | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-8)NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 2358461 |
| Clostridium tetani | Unknown | GD1b | Disialoglycosphingolipids | Brain membrane | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-8)NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 6257717 |
| Escherichia coli | S-fimbriae (SfaA) | Seminolipid (Sulfogalactosylglycerolipid) | Glycolipids | Brain endothelial cells | Gal(3SO4)(b1-1)-alkylacylglycerol | Binding | 8098039 |
| Escherichia coli | S-fimbriae | Sialyl galactoside units of cell surface glycoproteins | Glycoproteins | Vascular endothelial/epithelial cells of the choroid plexus, Ependyma cells lining the brain ventricles | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc | Binding | 2893810 |
| Norovirus | Unknown | Sialylated type 2 chain conjugates (S-type 2-HSA) | Glycoproteins | Human serum albumin | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(c)-APD | Binding | 19054801 |
| Norovirus | Unknown | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex-HSA) | Glycoproteins | Human serum albumin | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)[Fuc(a1-3)]GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(c)-APD | Binding | 19054801 |
| Helicobacter pylori | Fibrillar hemmagglutinin | N-acetylneuraminyl-a(2-3)-galactopyranosyl sequence | Glycoproteins | Gastric epithelium, Mucus layer of the stomach | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal | Binding | 2459065 |
| Polyoma virus | SV40 | GM1 | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | (broad range) | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 18809496 |
| Helicobacter pylori | Adhesins | Sialyl-3-Paragloboside (S-3-PG; α2,3-sialylparagloboside) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Human leukocytes, Human neutrophils | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 10569742 |
| Escherichia coli | K99 | GM3(NeuGc) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Pig small intestine | NeuGc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 7849044 |
| Escherichia coli | CS3 (coli surface 3)-fimbriae | GM1 | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Intestinal epithelium, Rabbit intestine | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 7822033 |
| Escherichia coli | CS3 (coli surface 3)-fimbriae | GM2(NeuAc) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Intestinal epithelium, Rabbit intestine | GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 7822033 |
| Moraxella catarrhalis | Fimbriae | GM2(NeuAc) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Human pharyngeal epithelial cells | GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 12137200 |
| Influenza virus | Unknown | GM3(NeuAc) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Granulocytes | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 8823909 |
| Influenza virus | Unknown | Sialyl-3-Paragloboside (S-3-PG; α2,3-sialylparagloboside) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Granulocytes | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 8823909 |
| Helicobacter pylori | Adhesins | GM3(NeuAc) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Human gastric mucosa | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 2037054 |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | CTB-PsaA pentamers | GM1 | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Serum, Saliva, Nasal/bronchial wash samples | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 15358234 |
| Sendai virus | Unknown | Sialyl-3-Paragloboside (S-3-PG; α2,3-sialylparagloboside) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Granulocytes | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 8823909 |
| Influenza virus | Hemagglutinin (HA) | Sialyl-3-Paragloboside (S-3-PG; α2,3-sialylparagloboside) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Various human tissues (leukocytes/erythrocytes/small intestine/stomach/meconium/colon/pancreas) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 11030743 |
| Actinomyces naeslundii | Unknown | GM1 | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Human brain | Gal(b1-3)GalNAc(b1-4)[NeuAc(a2-3)]Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 2358461 |
| Escherichia coli | S-fimbriae | unnamed ligand | Oligosaccharides | Neural cell lines | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-3)GalNAc | Binding | 16564136 |
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