Entrez gene ID | | 3964 |
Official gene symbol | | LGALS8 |
Full name | | lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 8 |
Aliases | | ,Gal-8,PCTA-1,PCTA1,Po66-CBP, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the galectin family. Galectins are beta-galactoside-binding animal lectins with conserved carbohydrate recognition domains. The galectins have been implicated in many essential functions including development, differentiation, cell-cell adhesion, cell-matrix interaction, growth regulation, apoptosis, and RNA splicing. This gene is widely expressed in tumoral tissues and seems to be involved in integrin-like cell interactions. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q42-q43 |
Gene position | | 236681565 - 236712996 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 31432 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 606099 |
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