Lectins, which are carbohydrate-binding proteins, are important in innate immunity because they are able to recognize a wide range of pathogens. Two classes of collagenous lectin — mannose-binding ...

The lectin pathway of complement activation is an important component of the innate immune defense. The initiation complexes of the lectin pathway consist of a recognition molecule and associated ...

Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a critical serum protein of the innate immune system that recognises distinct carbohydrate signatures on pathogens, initiating the lectin pathway of the complement ...