It possesses a typical carbohydrate recognition domain(CRD) and binds to mannose, N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and fucose in a Ca~(2+)-dependent manner but not to galactose(Liu et al., J Biol Chem. 2004,279:18748-58).

• 由于其含有典型的CRD结构域(糖基识别结构域)，体外证实LSECtin蛋白能够Ca~(2+)离子依赖性的结合甘露糖，岩藻糖和N-乙酰葡萄糖胺。