Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32847140›Full record

ReviewBiomolecules2020

Galectins in Intra- and Extracellular Vesicles.

Sebastian Bänfer, Ralf Jacob

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 70 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  16. Galectin-9-An Emerging Glyco-Immune Checkpoint Target for Cancer Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sebastian BänferDepartment of Cell Biology and Cell Pathology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
Ralf JacobDepartment of Cell Biology and Cell Pathology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9251-6578
Philipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft GRK 2213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbohydrate-binding galectins are expressed in various tissues of multicellular organisms. They are involved in autophagy, cell migration, immune response, inflammation, intracellular transport, and signaling. In recent years, novel roles of galectin-interaction with membrane components have been characterized, which lead to the formation of vesicles with diverse functions. These vesicles are part of intracellular transport pathways, belong to the cellular degradation machinery, or can be released for cell-to-cell communication. Several characteristics of galectins in the lumen or at the membrane of newly formed vesicular structures are discussed in this review and illustrate the need to fully elucidate their contributions at the molecular and structural level.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCell CommunicationCytoplasmic VesiclesExosomesExtracellular VesiclesGalectinsHumansModels, BiologicalSignal TransductionTransport VesiclesGalectinsendosomeexosomegalectinnon-classical secretionsorting

Identifiers

PMID32847140
PMCPMC7563435
OpenAlexW3081444048

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