The Antiviral Role of Galectins toward Influenza A Virus Infection-An Alternative Strategy for Influenza Therapy

• Main Authors: Chih-Yen Lin (Author), Zih-Syuan Yang (Author), Wen-Hung Wang (Author), Aspiro Nayim Urbina (Author), Yu-Ting Lin (Author), Jason C. Huang (Author), Fu-Tong Liu (Author), Sheng-Fan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Animal lectins are proteins with carbohydrate recognition activity. Galectins, the β-galactoside binding lectins, are expressed in various cells and have been reported to regulate several immunological and physiological responses. Recently, some galectins have been reported to regulate some viral in...