ReviewGlycobiology2018
Galectin-3 and cancer stemness.
Review in Glycobiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.
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92 citing papers in PubMed, 139 citations in OpenAlex.
- YBX1-mediated m5C modification of exosomal LGALS3 derived from M2 tumor-associated macrophages drives colorectal cancer cell malignant behaviors.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2026Article
- Extracellular Galectin-3/Carbohydrate Interactions Modulate Cancer Cellular Migration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Expression, Localization and Actions of Galectin-3: Implications in the Pathophysiology and Therapy of Cardiovascular Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Galectin and Myc enable cochlear progenitor expansion in vitro and in vivo.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Glycobiology-driven therapeutic targeting of glycan-binding proteins: mechanisms, diseases, and clinical translation.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- Evolution of the MUC1 gene in eutherian mammals as an adaptation responsible for the increasing incidence of cancer in humans.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer · 2026Review
- γ-Tocotrienol inhibition of galectin-3 expression, distribution and oligomerization in highly metastatic breast cancer cells.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Porcine vomeronasal system: anatomy, development, receptor repertoire, and inflammatory change.Journal of veterinary science · 2026Review
- The role of immune checkpoints in modulating cancer stem cells anti-tumor immune responses: implications and perspectives in cancer therapy.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025Review
- ID1 promotes the progression of esophageal cancer via modulating PTEN/YAP/galectin-3 signaling pathway induced proliferation and immune suppression.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Davanat-Mimetic Galactomannan and Its Sulfated Derivative: Structure and Antitumor Effects against Melanoma.Biomacromolecules · 2025Article
- Clinical utility of GAL-8, ITGΒ-1, and HIF-1α as non-invasive diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for assessing glioma.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- Galectin-3 Release in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment Promotes Drug Resistance and Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Galectin-3 in Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review Based on Life's Essential 8 and Life's Simple 7 Frameworks.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- Tumor-Associated Macrophages as Key Modulators of Disease Progression in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- In Vitro Inhibition of Colon Cancer Stem Cells by Natural Polysaccharides Obtained from Wheat Cell Culture.Polymers · 2025Article
- M2-polarized tumor-associated macrophage-secreted exosomal lncRNA NEAT1 upregulates galectin-3 by recruiting KLF5 and promotes HCC immune escape.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2025Article
- Galectins and Liver Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Exploring the Potential Causal Relationship of Galectin Levels and Gynecologic Cancers: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Is Immunohistochemical Galectin-3 Expression Associated with the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in High- and Low-Grade Invasive Urothelial Carcinomas of the Bladder?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Over the last few decades galectin-3, a carbohydrate binding protein, with affinity for N-acetyllactosamine residues, has been unique due to the regulatory roles it performs in processes associated with tumor progression and metastasis such as cell proliferation, homotypic/heterotypic aggregation, dynamic cellular transformation, migration and invasion, survival and apoptosis. Structure-function association of galectin-3 reveals that it consists of a short amino terminal motif, which regulates its nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling; a collagen α-like domain, susceptible to cleavage by matrix metalloproteases and prostate specific antigen; accountable for its oligomerization and lattice formation, and a carbohydrate-recognition/binding domain containing the anti-death motif of the Bcl2 protein family. This structural complexity permits galectin-3 to associate with numerous molecules utilizing protein-protein and/or protein-carbohydrate interactions in the extra-cellular as well as intracellular milieu and regulate diverse signaling pathways, a number of which appear directed towards epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stemness. Self-renewal, differentiation, long-term culturing and drug-resistance potential characterize cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small cell subpopulation within the tumor that is thought to be accountable for heterogeneity, recurrence and metastasis of tumors. Despite the fact that association of galectin-3 to the tumor stemness phenomenon is still in its infancy, there is sufficient direct evidence of its regulatory roles in CSC-associated phenotypes and signaling pathways. In this review, we have highlighted the available data on galectin-3 regulated functions pertinent to cancer stemness and explored the opportunities of its exploitation as a CSC marker and a therapeutic target.
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