The Kinetics of Lectin-Mediated Cell Agglutination

The ability of most lectins to agglutinate suspended cells is a well known fact. However, the mechanism of cell agglutination is not fully understood at present. The overall reaction cell + lectin + cell ⇋ cell-lectin + cell ⇋ cell-lectin-cell only describes the formation of lectin bridges between suspended cells, which is a simplification of the complicated process of cell agglutination.