Expression and functions of galectin-7 in human and murine melanomas.

The identification of galectin-7 as a p53-induced gene and its ability to induce apoptosis in many cell types support the hypothesis that galectin-7 has strong antitumor activity. This has been well documented in colon cancer. However, in some cases, such as breast cancer and lymphoma, its high expr...

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Main Authors: Katherine Biron-Pain, Andrée-Anne Grosset, Françoise Poirier, Louis Gaboury, Yves St-Pierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3643947?pdf=render