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Mouse Anti-Galectin 3/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
This gene encodes a member of the galectin family of carbohydrate binding proteins. Members of this protein family have an affinity for beta-galactosides. The encoded protein is characterized by an N-terminal proline-rich tandem repeat domain and a single SLCterminal carbohydrate recognition domain. This protein can self-associate through the N-terminal domain allowing it to bind to multivalent saccharide ligands. This protein localizes to the extracellular matrix, the cytoplasm and the nucleus. This protein plays a role in numerous cellular functions including apoptosis, innate immunity, cell adhesion and T-cell regulation. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Apr 2010].
Function:
Galactose-specific lectin which binds IgE. May mediate with the alpha-3, beta-1 integrin the stimulation by CSPG4 of endothelial cells migration. Together with DMBT1, required for terminal differentiation of columnar epithelial cells during early embryogenesis. In the nucleus: acts as a pre-mRNA splicing factor. Involved in acute inflammatory responses including neutrophil activation and adhesion, chemoattraction of monocytes macrophages, opsonization of apoptotic neutrophils, and activation of mast cells.
Subunit:
Probably forms homo- or heterodimers. Interacts with DMBT1 (By similarity). Forms a complex with the ITGA3, ITGB1 and CSPG4. Interacts with LGALS3BP, LYPD3, CYHR1 and UACA.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Secreted. Note=Secreted by a non-classical secretory pathway and associates with the cell surface.
Tissue Specificity:
A major expression is found in the colonic epithelium. It is also abundant in the activated macrophages.
Similarity:
Contains 1 galectin domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 3958 Human
Entrez Gene: 16854 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 83781 Rat
Omim: 153619 Human
SwissProt: P17931 Human
SwissProt: P16110 Mouse
SwissProt: P08699 Rat
Unigene: 531081 Human
Unigene: 248615 Mouse
Unigene: 764 Rat
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
Galectin-3是Galectin(半乳凝素)家族的一员,能识别糖蛋白和糖脂的特异性低聚糖结构,参与多种生理和病理过程,包括细胞生长和凋亡、细胞黏附、新生血管形成和肿瘤浸润与转移等。Galectin-3在肿瘤的发生、发展及转移中起重要作用。
Galectin-3在某些肿瘤组织中高表达,其在不同类型肿瘤,如结直肠癌、胃癌、胰腺癌、甲状腺癌及肺癌等患者中的高表达水平,与低生存、肿瘤复发、预后差及对化疗药物敏感性降低相关对于某些肿瘤,Galectin-3有可能成为一个有价值的诊断标志和治疗靶点。
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