LGALS1 and ovarian carcinoma: Like other members of family, galectin-1 is secreted into extracellular space, which is known to interact with various binding partners like integrins α5β1 and ganglioside GM1, thus resulting in inhibition of cell growth and thereby senescence in various cancer types like hepatocarcinoma, melanoma, breast and ovarian carcinoma [36, 37].