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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotavirus | VP8 | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Binding | 18540062 | ||
| Sendai virus | "HN (hemagglutinin neuraminidase), F (fusion protein)" | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Binding | 8574698 | ||
| Newcastle disease virus | HN(hemagglutinin-neuraminidase) glycoproteins | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Binding | 17205603 | ||
| Helicobacter pylori | Unknown | Sialic acid | Monosaccharides | Binding | 8574698 | ||
| Parvovirus | Unknown | Sialic acid (both O- and N-linked) | Monosaccharides | Nucleated bovine cells | Binding | 15269359 | |
| 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 |
| Reovirus | Unknown | Sialic acid (α2,6) | Saccharides | Most organs including the central nervous system/heart/liver | NeuAc(a2-6) | Binding | 18216114 |
| Escherichia coli | CFA/1 | Sialic acid (α2,8) | Saccharides | Intestinal cells | NeuAc(a2-8) | Binding | 16564136 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Rotavirus | VP8 (galectin) | Sialic acid(2-O-methyl-α-Neu5Ac (Neu5Ac2Me)) | Monosaccharides | Binding | 17306299 | ||
| Rotavirus | VP8 (spike protein) | Sialic acid(2-O-methyl-α-Neu5Gc (Neu5Gc2Me)) | Monosaccharides | Binding | 17306299 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Neisseria meningitidis | OpcA | Sialic acid-containing polysaccharides | Polysaccharides | Epithelial cells | Binding | 18076035 | |
| Helicobacter pylori | Neutrophil-activating proteins (150-kDa) | Sialyl Lewis a (SLea) (GSL) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | Human bile bladder tumor | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-3)[Fuc(a1-4)]GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Not Binding | 9228091 |
| Rotavirus | Unknown | Sialyl Lewis a (SLea) (GSL) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-3)[Fuc(a1-4)]GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Not Binding | 11160731 | |
| Rotavirus | Unknown | Sialyl Lewis a (SLea) (GSL) | Monosialoglycosphingolipids | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-3)[Fuc(a1-4)]GlcNAc(b1-3)Gal(b1-4)Glc(b1-1)Cer | Binding | 11160731 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | SSL5 | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex) antigen | Oligosaccharides | (broad range) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4) | Binding | 18809496 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | SSL11 | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex) antigen | Oligosaccharides | (broad range) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4) | Binding | 18809496 |
| Helicobacter pylori | SabA (sialic acid-binding adhesin) | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex) antigen | Oligosaccharides | Gastric epithelial progenitors (GEPs) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4) | Binding | 16406776 |
| Helicobacter pylori | HpaA | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex) antigen | Oligosaccharides | Gastric epithelial progenitors (GEPs) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4) | Binding | 16406776 |
| Helicobacter pylori | HP0721 | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex) antigen | Oligosaccharides | Gastric epithelial progenitors (GEPs) | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4) | Binding | 16406776 |
| Helicobacter pylori | Unknown | Sialyl Lewis x (SLex) antigen (d18:1,18:0) | Oligosaccharides | NeuAc(a2-3)Gal(b1-4)[Fuc(a1-3)]GlcNAc(b | Binding | 15659615 | |
| 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 |
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