Fig 1.
Bacterial and fungal carbohydrates.
A. Monomer of L-Lys containing peptidoglycan from Staphlycoccus aureus. B. Fungal chitin. C. Sinorhizobium meliloti Nod factor NodSmIV. Lys, Lysin; Nod, Nodulation.
Fig 2.
Potential cross-activation of LysM domain-containing carbohydrate receptors.
A. The LysM domain of a Nod factor receptor normally binds Nod factor (left) but could also bind a structurally related chitin molecule (right). B. The LysM domain of a chitin receptor that normally binds chitin (left) could also bind a structurally similar peptidoglycan muropeptide (right). Lys, Lysin, Nod; Nodulation.
Table 1.
Chitin/PG biding of LysM-domain containing proteins.
When the specific comparative specificity has been determined, it is noted; otherwise ligands with approximately comparable affinities observed are listed.