[HTML][HTML] Galectokines: the promiscuous relationship between galectins and cytokines

L Sanjurjo, EC Broekhuizen, RR Koenen… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Galectins, a family of glycan-binding proteins, are well-known for their role in shaping the
immune microenvironment. They can directly affect the activity and survival of different …

[HTML][HTML] Role of CD146 (MCAM) in physiological and pathological angiogenesis—contribution of new antibodies for therapy

A Joshkon, X Heim, C Dubrou, R Bachelier… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fundamental role of cell adhesion molecules in mediating various biological processes
as angiogenesis has been well-documented. CD146, an adhesion molecule of the …

CD146 is a novel ANGPTL2 receptor that promotes obesity by manipulating lipid metabolism and energy expenditure

Z Wu, J Liu, G Chen, J Du, H Cai, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and its related complications pose an increasing threat to human health; however,
targetable obesity‐related membrane receptors are not yet elucidated. Here, the membrane …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome profiling reveals new insights into the immune microenvironment and upregulation of novel biomarkers in metastatic uveal melanoma

Y Krishna, A Acha-Sagredo, D Sabat-Pośpiech… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Uveal melanoma (UM) is a rare aggressive eye cancer. Although
treatment of the eye tumour is successful, about 50% of UM patients develop a relapse of …

[HTML][HTML] Galectins in cancer and the microenvironment: functional roles, therapeutic developments, and perspectives

CH Li, YC Chang, MH Chan, YF Yang, SM Liang… - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Changes in cell growth and metabolism are affected by the surrounding environmental
factors to adapt to the cell's most appropriate growth model. However, abnormal cell …

[HTML][HTML] Galectins in endothelial cell biology and angiogenesis: The basics

VL Thijssen - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels out of existing vessels, is a complex and
tightly regulated process. It is executed by the cells that cover the inner surface of the …

ST6GAL1 inhibits metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma via modulating sialylation of MCAM on cell surface

X Zou, J Lu, Y Deng, Q Liu, X Yan, Y Cui, X Xiao… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
The poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is mainly because of its high rate of
metastasis. Thus, elucidation of the molecular mechanisms underlying HCC metastasis is of …

[HTML][HTML] Galectin-3 promotes secretion of proteases that decrease epithelium integrity in human colon cancer cells

S Li, DM Pritchard, LG Yu - Cell death & disease, 2023 - nature.com
Galectin-3 is a galactoside-binding protein that is commonly overexpressed in many
epithelial cancers. It is increasingly recognized as a multi-functional, multi-mode promoter in …

[HTML][HTML] The universe of galectin-binding partners and their functions in health and disease

MF Troncoso, MT Elola, AG Blidner, L Sarrias… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Galectins, a family of evolutionarily conserved glycan-binding proteins, play key roles in
diverse biological processes including tissue repair, adipogenesis, immune cell …

[HTML][HTML] Macropinocytosis requires Gal-3 in a subset of patient-derived glioblastoma stem cells

L Seguin, S Odouard, F Corlazzoli, SA Haddad… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Recently, we involved the carbohydrate-binding protein Galectin-3 (Gal-3) as a druggable
target for KRAS-mutant-addicted lung and pancreatic cancers. Here, using glioblastoma …