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Deletion of lec-10, a galectin-encoding gene, increases susceptibility to oxidative stress in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Dec 2009
Nemoto-Sasaki Yoko, Kasai Ken-ichi
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Galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding lectins. They are involved in the regulation of a variety of biological phenomena in mammals. However, little is known about their roles in invertebrates. Caenorhabditis elegans is a well-characterized model organism whose complete genome has bee...
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