Extracellular galectin-3 in tumor progression and metastasis

Galectin-3, the only chimera galectin found in vertebrates, is one of the best-studied galectins. It is expressed in several cell types and is involved in a broad range of physiological and pathological processes, such as cell adhesion, cell activation and chemoattraction, cell cycle, apoptosis and...

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Main Authors: Anneliese eFortuna-Costa, Angélica Maciel Gomes, Eliene Oliveira Kozlowski, Mariana Paranhos Stelling, Mauro Sergio Pavao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00138/full