| Year | Source | Contribution | Relevance to LMAN1L functional inference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Baines & Zhang, *Trends in Biochemical Sciences* (Aug 2007), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2007.06.006 | Foundational review of receptor-mediated protein transport in the early secretory pathway; explicitly identifies **LMAN1L** as a distinct member of the **animal L-type lectin** family alongside LMAN1/ERGIC-53, LMAN2/VIP36, and LMAN2L/VIPL. (pqac-00000004, pqac-00000005) | Provides the key evidence that the target is the correct human family member and should be interpreted within L-type lectin biology rather than confused with LMAN1 or LMAN2 paralogs. (pqac-00000004, pqac-00000005) |
| 2023 | Zhang, Srivastava & Zhang, *Biochemical Society Transactions* (Jun 2023), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1042/bst20220713 | Authoritative recent review of mammalian ER-to-Golgi cargo receptors; synthesizes evidence that **LMAN1** cycles between ER and ERGIC/Golgi, uses glycan and protein interactions for cargo recognition, and is regulated by compartmental **pH/Ca2+** conditions. (pqac-00000006, pqac-00000008, pqac-00000014, pqac-00000015, pqac-00000016) | Supplies the strongest recent mechanistic framework for inferring likely **LMAN1L** roles as an early secretory pathway lectin/cargo receptor, while making clear that these are paralog-based inferences rather than direct LMAN1L experiments. (pqac-00000006, pqac-00000014, pqac-00000015, pqac-00000016) |
| 2024 | Watanabe et al., *Nature Communications* (Mar 2024), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46747-1 | Cryo-EM structure of full-length **ERGIC-53/LMAN1** in complex with **MCFD2**; defines overall architecture as a long stalked tetramer with a clover-like head and transmembrane domain. (pqac-00000009) | Gives the best current structural analog for **LMAN1L** domain organization and supports high-confidence inference that LMAN1L, as an L-type lectin family member, likely shares a comparable secretory-pathway lectin architecture. (pqac-00000009) |


*Table: This table summarizes the key sources used to anchor LMAN1L annotation, highlighting direct family-membership evidence and the most relevant recent mechanistic and structural analogs. It is useful for separating what is known directly about LMAN1L from what is inferred from the best-studied paralog, LMAN1/ERGIC-53.*