Delineating the "galectin signature" of the tumor microenvironment.

Oncoimmunology

Laboratorio de Glicómica Estructural y Funcional; IQUIBICEN-CONICET; Departamento de Química Biológica; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Published: April 2013

Galectins, a family of glycan-binding proteins, can control tumor progression by promoting transformation, angiogenesis and immune escape. We identified a dynamically regulated 'galectin signature', which delineates the progression of prostate cancer, highlighting galectin-1 as an attractive target for anti-angiogenic therapy in advanced stages of the disease.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654582PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/onci.23565DOI Listing

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