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Laia Querol Cano

Leiden University Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-7650-9407Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Andrea Rodgers FuronesiD· 2 shared Guido van MierloiD· 2 shared Amaia González De Zárate· 1 shared Ana ArdáiD· 1 shared Annemiek B. van SprieliD· 1 shared Colin Y.C. LeeiD· 1 shared Guusje Van GamereniD· 1 shared Jesús Jiménez‐BarberoiD· 1 shared

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Melanoma suppresses galectin-9-glycan axis in dendritic cells and galectin-9 restoration limits T regulatory cell expansion

Andrea Rodgers Furones, Amaia González De Zárate, Theodoros Basiakos, Colin Y.C. Lee, Guido van Mierlo, Karina Valeria Mariño, Laia Querol Cano

This study shows melanoma suppresses galectin-9 on dendritic cells, and restoring it limits T regulatory cell expansion, suggesting a new therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Galectin-9 binding to HLA-DR in dendritic cells controls immune synapse formation and T cell proliferation

Andrea Rodgers Furones, Thijs Brands, Guusje Van Gameren, Mirane Florencio-Zabaleta, Mayukha Bathini, Sandra Delgado, Zacharias Wijfjes, Kristina Fedorova, René Classens, Lona John Kroese, Martijn Verdoes, Guido van Mierlo, Jesús Jiménez‐Barbero, Rik G.H. Lindeboom, Ana Ardá, , Laia Querol Cano

This study shows that galectin-9 in dendritic cells is necessary for organizing HLA-II at immune synapses, which enhances CD4+ T cell activation and anti-tumor immunity.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Dec 8, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology