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Galectin 3

Known as: Antigen, Macrophage-2, L-34, Mac-2 Antigen 
A multifunctional galactin initially discovered as a macrophage antigen that binds to IMMUNOGLOBULIN E, and as 29-35-kDa lectin that binds LAMININ… 
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Galectin-1, -3 and -9 Expression and Clinical Significance in Squamous Cervical Cancer
Galectins are proteins that bind β-galactoside sugars and provide a new type of potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets in… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Serum level of galectin-3 in human bladder cancer.
We examine serum level of galectin-3 in patients with bladder cancer. We used serum samples of 67 patients with urological… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
β-1,2-Linked Oligomannosides from Candida albicans Bind to a 32-Kilodalton Macrophage Membrane Protein Homologous to the Mammalian Lectin Galectin-3
ABSTRACT β-1,2-linked oligomannoside residues are present, associated with mannan and a glycolipid, the phospholipomannan, at the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Upregulation of FcϵRI on human basophils by IgE antibody is mediated by interaction of IgE with FcϵRI
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The levels of expression of galectin‐1, galectin‐3, and the Thomsen–Friedenreich antigen and their binding sites decrease as clinical aggressiveness increases in head and neck cancers
The aim of this study was to investigate whether an increase in malignancy level is accompanied by significant modifications of… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Galectin-3, a beta-galactoside-binding animal lectin, is a marker of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma.
Galectin-3 is a member of a newly named family of beta-galactoside-binding animal lectins, which has been described with a number… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Colon cancer mucin: A new ligand for the β-galactoside-binding protein galectin-3
Abstract Galectin-3, an endogenous β-galactoside-binding lectin, is present on colon cancer cells and may play a role in… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Carbohydrate binding protein 35. Complementary DNA sequence reveals homology with proteins of the heterogeneous nuclear RNP.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Transformation‐related changes in the expression of endogenous cell lectins
Endogenous lectins purified from UV‐2237‐IP3 murine fibrosarcoma cells by affinity chromatography consisted of two polypeptide… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Carbohydrate-binding protein 35: identification of the galactose-specific lectin in various tissues of mice
In previous studies, a lectin designated as carbohydrate-binding protein 35 (CBP35) has been isolated from cultured mouse 3T3… 
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