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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Oligosaccharide Ligands of Galectin-4 and Its Subunits: Multivalency Scores Highly.

Kristýna Slámová, Jakub Červený, Zuzana Mészáros, Tereza Friede, David Vrbata, Vladimír Křen, Pavla Bojarová

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kristýna SlámováLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-7772-7900
Jakub ČervenýLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Zuzana MészárosLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0137-092X
Tereza FriedeLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
David VrbataLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.
Vladimír KřenLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-1091-4020
Pavla BojarováLaboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-7069-0973
Czech Academy of Sciences · CZ

Funding

Czech Science Foundation 22-00197K
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Galectins are carbohydrate-binding lectins that modulate the proliferation, apoptosis, adhesion, or migration of cells by cross-linking glycans on cell membranes or extracellular matrix components. Galectin-4 (Gal-4) is a tandem-repeat-type galectin expressed mainly in the epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract. It consists of an N- and a C-terminal carbohydrate-binding domain (CRD), each with distinct binding affinities, interconnected with a peptide linker. Compared to other more abundant galectins, the knowledge of the pathophysiology of Gal-4 is sparse. Its altered expression in tumor tissue is associated with, for example, colon, colorectal, and liver cancers, and it increases in tumor progression, and metastasis. There is also very limited information on the preferences of Gal-4 for its carbohydrate ligands, particularly with respect to Gal-4 subunits. Similarly, there is virtually no information on the interaction of Gal-4 with multivalent ligands. This work shows the expression and purification of Gal-4 and its subunits and presents a structure-affinity relationship study with a library of oligosaccharide ligands. Furthermore, the influence of multivalency is demonstrated in the interaction with a model lactosyl-decorated synthetic glycoconjugate. The present data may be used in biomedical research for the design of efficient ligands of Gal-4 with diagnostic or therapeutic potential.

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Galectin 4NeoplasmsCarbohydratesGalectinsHumansLigandsOligosaccharidesCarbohydratesGalectin 4GalectinsLigandsOligosaccharidesblood-group antigengalectin-4inhibitormultivalencyoligosaccharidetransglycosylation

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PMID37241779
PMCPMC10223884
OpenAlexW4378515328

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