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    Galectin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS3 gene. Galectin-3 is a member of the lectin family, of which 14 mammalian galectins have...
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    Galectins are a class of proteins that bind specifically to β-galactoside sugars, such as N-acetyllactosamine (Galβ1-3GlcNAc or Galβ1-4GlcNAc), which...
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    Galectin-9 was first isolated from mouse embryonic kidney in 1997 as a 36 kDa beta-galactoside lectin protein. Human galectin-9 is encoded by the LGALS9...
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  • Belapectin (also known as GR-MD-02) is a galectin-3 inhibitor developed by Galectin Therapeutics that is in clinical trials for the treatment of non-alcoholic...
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    Galectin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS1 gene. LGALS1 contains four exons. The galectin-1 protein is 135 amino acids in length and...
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    July 1, 2013. In 2021, Carson joined Galectin Therapeutics to assist with development of the company's galectin-3 inhibitor, belapectin, as a treatment...
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    Galectin-3-binding protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS3BP gene. The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins...
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  • fibrosis, cancer and inflammation. The company was founded in 2011 by leading galectin scientists and biotech executives from Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark...
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  • Carpi, Federico; Mechanick, Jeffrey I.; Bartolazzi, Armando (2010). "Galectin-3 detection on large-needle aspiration biopsy improves preoperative selection...
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    involved in response to lysosomal damage, often directed by galectins such as galectin-3 and galectin-8. One of the mechanisms of programmed cell death (PCD)...
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    Selvigaltin (GB1211) is the first small-molecule, orally delivered galectin-3 inhibitor to be discovered. It is developed by Galecto Biotech, which is...
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  • evidence for inhibiting Galectin-3 as a therapeutic target to reduce MDSCs. In a Phase 1b clinical trial of GR-MD-02 developed by Galectin Therapeutics, investigators...
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    of P. pulmonarius may slow the proliferation of cancer cells with high galectin-3 levels, while at the same time downregulate tumour cell adherence – which...
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    MH, Kimura T, et al. (October 2016). "TRIMs and Galectins Globally Cooperate and TRIM16 and Galectin-3 Co-direct Autophagy in Endomembrane Damage Homeostasis"...
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    lysophagy that removes damaged lysosomes. At this stage another galectin, galectin-3, interacts with TRIM16 to guide selective autophagy of damaged lysosomes...
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    chemically induced colitis and augments inflammatory responses through galectin-3". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 197 (7): 972–980. doi:10.1086/528990...
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    Galectin-7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS7 gene. The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating...
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    Galectin-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS4 gene. The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating...
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    (3): 753–78, vii. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2007.04.004. PMID 17673127. Papotti M, Rodriguez J, De Pompa R, Bartolazzi A, Rosai J (April 2005). "Galectin-3 and...
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  • biomarkers such as BNP, NT-proBNP, highly sensitive troponin, GDF-15, and galectin-3. One study indicated that discrimination is independent of age, body mass...
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    6 (3): 237–266. doi:10.1517/13543784.6.3.237. PMID 15989626. Gordon-Alonso M, Bruger AM, van der Bruggen P (August 2018). "Extracellular galectins as...
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    ARSB leads to increase in free galectin-3, which attaches more strongly to less sulfated chondroitin 4-sulfate. Galectin-3 then acts on transcription factors...
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    Galectin-8 is a protein of the galectin family that in humans is encoded by the LGALS8 gene. This gene encodes a member of the galectin family. Galectins...
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    Catenin beta-1 (category Genes on human chromosome 3)
    reducing β-catenin nuclear accumulation is via the inhibition of galectin-3. The galectin-3 inhibitor GR-MD-02 is currently undergoing clinical trials in...
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  • TB006 is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting galectin-3, which is suspected to be a factor in the formation of amyloid plaques. Cummings, Jeffrey...
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    water-soluble synovial fluid protein. In synovial fluid it interacts with Galectin-3 that improves its lubricating property. Lubricin's unglycosylated regions...
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  • Chemically Induced Colitis and Augments Inflammatory Responses through Galectin-3". The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 197 (7): 972–980. doi:10.1086/528990...
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    Grabski S, Wang JL, Patterson RJ (September 2001). "Association of galectin-1 and galectin-3 with Gemin4 in complexes containing the SMN protein". Nucleic...
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    malignant follicular thyroid nodules. In conjunction with cyclin A and galectin-3, HK3 could be used as diagnostic biomarker to screen for malignancy in...
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    functional roles of galectins in cellular response to membrane damage are rapidly expanding and Deretic's group has recently shown that Galectin-3 recruits ESCRTs...
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