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Immunosuppressive Roles of Galectin-1 in the Tumor Microenvironment.

ABSTRACT: Evasion of immune surveillance is an accepted hallmark of tumor progression. The production of immune suppressive mediators by tumor cells is one of the major mechanisms of tumor immune escape. Galectin-1 (Gal-1), a pivotal immunosuppressive molecule, is expressed by many types of cancer. Tumor-secreted Gal-1 can bind to glycosylated receptors on immune cells and trigger the suppression of immune cell function in the tumor microenvironment, contributing to the immune evasion of tumors. The aim of this review is to summarize the current literature on the expression and function of Gal-1 in the human tumor microenvironment, as well as therapeutics targeting Gal-1.

SUBMITTER: Huang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8533562 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

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Immunosuppressive Roles of Galectin-1 in the Tumor Microenvironment.

Huang Yanyu Y Wang Hsiao-Chi HC Zhao Junwei J Wu Ming-Heng MH Shih Tsung-Chieh TC

Biomolecules 20210923 10

Evasion of immune surveillance is an accepted hallmark of tumor progression. The production of immune suppressive mediators by tumor cells is one of the major mechanisms of tumor immune escape. Galectin-1 (Gal-1), a pivotal immunosuppressive molecule, is expressed by many types of cancer. Tumor-secreted Gal-1 can bind to glycosylated receptors on immune cells and trigger the suppression of immune cell function in the tumor microenvironment, contributing to the immune evasion of tumors. The aim o ...[more]

PMID: 34680031

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