Galectin-3 Regulates the Expression of Tumor Glycosaminoglycans and Increases the Metastatic Potential of Breast Cancer

Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is a multifunctional β-galactoside-binding lectin that once synthesized is expressed in the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell surface, and extracellular environment. Gal-3 plays an important role in breast cancer tumors due to its ability to promote interactions between cell-cell and cell-...

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Main Authors: Jonathas Xavier Pereira, Sofia Nascimento dos Santos, Thaís Canuto Pereira, Mariana Cabanel, Roger Chammas, Felipe Leite de Oliveira, Emerson Soares Bernardes, Márcia Cury El-Cheikh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9827147