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| Metz,Claudia; Döger,Remziye; Riquelme,Elizabeth; Cortés,Priscilla; Holmes,Christopher; Shaughnessy,Ronan; Oyanadel,Claudia; Grabowski,Catalina; González,Alfonso; Soza,Andrea. |
| BACKGROUND: Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive cancers of the brain. Malignant traits of glioblastoma cells include elevated migration, proliferation and survival capabilities. Galectins are unconventionally secreted glycan-binding proteins that modulate processes of cell adhesion, migration, proliferation and apoptosis by interacting with beta-galactosides of cell surface glycoproteins and the extracellular matrix. Galectin-8 is one of the galectins highly expressed in glioblastoma cells. It has a unique selectivity for terminally sialylated glycans recently found enhanced in these highly malignant cells. A previous study in glioblastoma cell lines reported that Gal-8 coating a plastic surface stimulates two-dimensional motility. Because in other... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Galectin-8; Glioblastoma; Cancer; Cell cycle; Apoptosis; Proliferation; Migration. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602016000100033 |
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| Vicuña,Lucas; Pardo,Evelyn; Curkovic,Cristóbal; Doger,Remziye; Oyanadel,Claudia; Metz,Claudia; Massardo,Loreto; González,Alfonso; Soza,Andrea. |
| Galectin-8 belongs to a family of mammalian lectins that recognize glycoconjugates present on different cell surface components and modulate a variety of cellular processes. A role of Gal-8 in the immune system has been proposed based on its effects in immune cells, including T and B lymphocytes, as well as the presence of anti-Gal-8 autoantibodies in the prototypic autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We have previously described that Gal-8 induces apoptosis in activated T cells interacting with certain β1 integrins and this effect is counteracted by the anti-Gal-8 autoantibodies. Given that Gal-8 can potentially interact with several glycoproteins, here we analyzed the β2 integrin Lymphocyte Function-Associated... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Galectin-8; LFA-1; ICAM-1; SLE; Autoantibodies. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602013000300008 |
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