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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neisseria meningitidis | OpcA | Sialic acid-containing polysaccharides | Polysaccharides | Epithelial cells | Binding | 18076035 | |
| Rotavirus | Virus Spike Protein VP4 (mapped between aminoacids 93 and 208 of its trypsin cleavage fragment VP8) | Sialic acid-containing cell compounds | Glycoconjugates | Binding | 9261399 | ||
| Rotavirus | VP8 (spike protein) | Sialic acid(2-O-methyl-α-Neu5Gc (Neu5Gc2Me)) | Monosaccharides | Binding | 17306299 | ||
| Rotavirus | VP8 (galectin) | Sialic acid(2-O-methyl-α-Neu5Ac (Neu5Ac2Me)) | Monosaccharides | Binding | 17306299 | ||
| Influenza virus | Residues 226 (leucine) and 228 (serine) | Sialic acid α2,6Galβ1,4GalNAc | Oligosaccharides | Human isolates | NeuAc(a2-6)Gal(b1-4)GalNAc | Binding | 7975212 |
| Influenza virus | Residues 226 (glutamine) and 228 (glycine) | Sialic acid linked to α2,3Galβ1,3GalNAc | Oligosaccharides | Avian/equine isolates | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-3)GalNAc | Binding | 7975212 |
| Escherichia coli | CFA/1 | Sialic acid (α2,8) | Saccharides | Intestinal cells | NeuAc(a2-8) | Binding | 16564136 |
| Reovirus | Unknown | Sialic acid (α2,6) | Saccharides | Most organs including the central nervous system/heart/liver | NeuAc(a2-6) | Binding | 18216114 |
| Reovirus | Unknown | Sialic acid (α2,3) | Saccharides | Most organs including the central nervous system/heart/liver | NeuAc(a2-3) | Binding | 18216114 |
| Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus | VP2 amino acids on puff B | Sialic acid (α2,3) | Saccharides | Central nervous system | NeuAc(a2-3) | Binding | 16575521 |
| Parvovirus | Unknown | Sialic acid (both O- and N-linked) | Monosaccharides | Nucleated bovine cells | Binding | 15269359 | |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | CBPs (choline-binding proteins) | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Cytokine-activated cells | Binding | 12640357 | |
| Helicobacter pylori | SabA (sialic acid-binding adhesin) | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Human neutrophils | Binding | 15689619 | |
| Rabies virus | Unknown | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Chicken embryo related cells | Binding | 3583664 | |
| Escherichia coli | SfaI-S | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Epithelial cells, Extracellular matrix (ECM) | Binding | 10732678 | |
| Streptococcus gordonii | Adhesins | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | HL-60 promyelocytic leukemia cell line, Leukosialin (CD43) | Binding | 11035744 | |
| Streptococcus gordonii | Hsa | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Human oral cavity (erythrocytes and polymorphonuclear leukocytes) | Binding | 16177339 | |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | CbpA; SpsA; PbcA; PspC (CBPs) | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Cytokine activated epithelial and endothelial cells | Binding | 10341176 | |
| Reovirus | sigma 1 proteins | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Murine intestine, Murine spleen, Murine liver, Murine brain, Human cholangiocarcinoma cells | Binding | 12813018 | |
| Bordetella pertussis | Iron-induced surface-exposed proteins | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Respiratory epithelial cells (A549) | Binding | 17727651 | |
| Plasmodium falciparum | Unknown | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Glycophorins A/B on the erythrocyte membrane | Binding | 3308959 | |
| Rotavirus | Unknown | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | MA-104 cells | Binding | 10659372 | |
| Rotavirus | VP8 | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Epithelial cells of small intestine | Binding | 16511112 | |
| Rotavirus | VP8 (spike protein) | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Binding | 17277447 | ||
| Helicobacter pylori | Unknown | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Binding | 16088272 |
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