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ReviewGlycoconjugate journal2024

Lectin-glycan interactions: a comprehensive cataloguing of cancer-associated glycans for biorecognition and bio-alteration: a review.

Maruti J Gurav, J Manasa, Ashwini S Sanji, Prasanna H Megalamani, Vishwanath B Chachadi

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Review in Glycoconjugate journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Adhesion to aggression: unravelling sLeClinical & experimental metastasis · 2025
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  4. Purification, Characterization and Bioactivity of a New Homodimeric Lectin FromPlant-environment interactions (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Maruti J GuravPost Graduate Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Karnatak University Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7641-6286
J ManasaPost Graduate Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Karnatak University Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7172-436X
Ashwini S SanjiPost Graduate Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Karnatak University Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7793-6761
Prasanna H MegalamaniPost Graduate Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Karnatak University Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0009-0009-9913-8416
Vishwanath B ChachadiPost Graduate Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Karnatak University Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India. vish2879@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4488-419X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This comprehensive review meticulously compiles data on an array of lectins and their interactions with different cancer types through specific glycans. Crucially, it establishes the link between aberrant glycosylation and cancer types. This repository of lectin-defined glycan signatures, assumes paramount importance in the realm of cancer and its dynamic nature. Cancer, known for its remarkable heterogeneity and individualized behaviour, can be better understood through these glycan signatures. The current review discusses the important lectins and their carbohydrate specificities, especially recognizing glycans of cancer origin. The review also addresses the key aspects of differentially expressed glycans on normal and cancerous cell surfaces. Specific cancer types highlighted in this review include breast cancer, colon cancer, glioblastoma, cervical cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer, and leukaemia. The glycan profiles unveiled through this review hold the key to tailor-made treatment and precise diagnostics. It opens up avenues to explore the potential of targeting glycosyltransferases and glycosidases linked with cancer advancement and metastasis. Armed with knowledge about specific glycan expressions, researchers can design targeted therapies to modulate glycan profiles, potentially hampering the advance of this relentless disease.

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LectinsNeoplasmsPolysaccharidesAnimalsGlycosylationHumansLectinsPolysaccharidesCancer typesGlycan profilesLectinsPrecision medicine

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