- 作者: Maria T. Elola; Maria E. Chiesa; Alejandra Fernandez Alberti; Jose Mordoh;Nilda E. Fink
- 作者服務機構: Fundacion Instituto Leloir, Institute de Investigaciones Bioquimicas de Buenos Aires, Patricias Argentinas 435 (1405), Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, 47 y 115 (1900), La Plata, Argentina
- 中文摘要: --
- 英文摘要: Galectins are a family of animal lectins defined by two properties: shared amino acid sequences in their carbohydrate-recognizing domain, and β-galactoside affinity. A wide variety of biological phenomena are related to galectins, i.e., development, differentiation, morphogenesis, tumor metastasis, apoptosis, RNA splicing, and immunoregulatory function. In this review, we will focus on galectin-1 receptors, and some of the mechanisms by which this lectin affects different cell types. Several galectin-1 receptors are discussed such as CD45, CD7, CD43, CD2, CD3, CD4, CD107, CEA, actin, extracellular matrix proteins such as laminin and fibronectin, glycosaminoglycans, integrins, a β-lactosamine glycolipid, GM1 ganglioside, polypeptide HBGp82, glycoprotein 90 K/MAC-2BP, CA125 cancer antigen, and pre-B cell receptor.
- 中文關鍵字: --
- 英文關鍵字: CD7, CD43, CD45, galectin-1, integrin, laminin