Galectin-1 and -3: intracellular pathways of signal transduction in carcinogenesis (lecture)

The lecture was created following the analysis of experimental data and review articles presented in the PubMed database. The lecture consists of five parts summarizing the literature data on galectin-1 and -3 in terms of their modulating effect in signal transduction processes. Possible mechanisms of galectin-1 and -3 involvement in proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, migration, and adhesion of tumor cells are considered. The lecture data make it possible to identify intracellular signaling molecules, whose qualitative or quantitative changes can prove the effect of candidate compounds of galectin-1 and -3 inhibitors as potential antitumor agents.