Galectins

RD Cummings, FT Liu, GA Rabinovich, SR Stowell… - 2022 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Galectins are among the most widely expressed class of lectins in all organisms. They
typically bind β-galactose-containing glycoconjugates and share primary structural …

Galectin-3 in autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases

FL de Oliveira, M Gatto, N Bassi… - Experimental …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Galectin-3 (gal-3) is a β-galactoside-binding lectin, which regulates cell–cell and
extracellular interactions during self/non-self-antigen recognition and cellular activation …

Galectin-9: From cell biology to complex disease dynamics

S John, R Mishra - Journal of biosciences, 2016 - Springer
Galectins is a family of non-classically secreted, β-galactoside-binding proteins that has
recently received considerable attention in the spatio-temporal regulation of surface 'signal …

Placental protein 13 (PP13)–a placental immunoregulatory galectin protecting pregnancy

NG Than, A Balogh, R Romero, É Kárpáti… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Galectins are glycan-binding proteins that regulate innate and adaptive immune responses,
and some confer maternal-fetal immune tolerance in eutherian mammals. A chromosome 19 …

Effects of Dietary Doum Palm Fruit Powder on Growth, Antioxidant Capacity, Immune Response, and Disease Resistance of African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus (B.)

HS Al-Khalaifah, AA Khalil, SA Amer, SI Shalaby… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In aquaculture, medicinal plants and their by-products can be effectively
used as natural immune-stimulants, growth promoters, anti-stress agents, and …

Placental galectins are key players in regulating the maternal adaptive immune response

A Balogh, E Toth, R Romero, K Parej, D Csala… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Galectins are potent immunomodulators that regulate maternal immune responses in
pregnancy and prevent the rejection of the semi-allogeneic fetus that also occurs in …

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 …

A family of variable immunoglobulin and lectin domain containing molecules in the snail Biomphalaria glabrata

NM Dheilly, D Duval, G Mouahid, R Emans… - Developmental & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Technical limitations have hindered comprehensive studies of highly variable immune
response molecules that are thought to have evolved due to pathogen-mediated selection …

Galectins as checkpoints of the immune system in cancers, their clinical relevance, and implication in clinical trials

D Compagno, C Tiraboschi, JD Garcia, Y Rondón… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Galectins are small proteins with pleiotropic functions, which depend on both their lectin
(glycan recognition) and non-lectin (recognition of other biomolecules besides glycans) …

The role of pattern recognition receptors in crustacean innate immunity

BB Patnaik, S Baliarsingh, A Sarkar… - Reviews in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Crustacean species are among the most valued seafood with socioeconomic and ecological
implications in the global fisheries sector. Microbial infections to the farming stock due to …