"Galectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of animal lectins that bind specifically to beta-galactoside in a calcium-independent manner. Members of this class are distiguished from other lectins by the presence of a conserved carbohydrate recognition domain. The majority of proteins in this class bind to sugar molecules in a sulfhydryl-dependent manner and are often referred to as S-type lectins, however this property is not required for membership in this class.
| Descriptor ID |
D037161
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.503.307
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| Concept/Terms |
Galectins- Galectins
- beta-Galactoside Binding Lectin
- Binding Lectin, beta-Galactoside
- Lectin, beta-Galactoside Binding
- beta Galactoside Binding Lectin
- D-Galactoside-Binding Lectin
- D Galactoside Binding Lectin
- Lectin, D-Galactoside-Binding
- S-Type Lectins
- S Type Lectins
- Galaptins
- Galectin
- Lectins, S-Type
- Lectins, S Type
- S-Type Lectin
- Lectin, S-Type
- S Type Lectin
- beta-D-Galactosyl-Specific Lectin
- Lectin, beta-D-Galactosyl-Specific
- beta D Galactosyl Specific Lectin
- Galactose-Binding Lectin
- Galactose Binding Lectin
- Lectin, Galactose-Binding
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Galectins" by people in Profiles.
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Conrad ML, Freitag N, Diessler ME, Hernandez R, Barrientos G, Rose M, Casas LA, Barbeito CG, Blois SM. Differential Spatiotemporal Patterns of Galectin Expression are a Hallmark of Endotheliochorial Placentation. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2016 Mar; 75(3):317-25.
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Sada-Ovalle I, Ch?vez-Gal?n L, Torre-Bouscoulet L, Nava-Gami?o L, Barrera L, Jayaraman P, Torres-Rojas M, Salazar-Lezama MA, Behar SM. The Tim3-galectin 9 pathway induces antibacterial activity in human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Immunol. 2012 Dec 15; 189(12):5896-902.
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Sakuishi K, Jayaraman P, Behar SM, Anderson AC, Kuchroo VK. Emerging Tim-3 functions in antimicrobial and tumor immunity. Trends Immunol. 2011 Aug; 32(8):345-9.
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Jayaraman P, Sada-Ovalle I, Beladi S, Anderson AC, Dardalhon V, Hotta C, Kuchroo VK, Behar SM. Tim3 binding to galectin-9 stimulates antimicrobial immunity. J Exp Med. 2010 Oct 25; 207(11):2343-54.
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Raabe EH, Yoshida K, Schwarting GA. Differential laminin isoform expression in the developing rat olfactory system. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 1997 Jul 18; 101(1-2):187-96.