Gene content    
LGALS8 ( by HUGO)
Lectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 8
Other
Lectin
Galactoside-Binding
Soluble
8
Galectin 8
Po66 Carbohydrate-Binding Protein
Prostate Carcinoma Tumor Antigen 1
Gal-8
PCTA-1
Po66-CBP
PCTA1
galectin-8
galectin-8g
Po66 Carbohydrate Binding Protein
NCBI: 1q43    Ensembl: 1q43
LEG8_HUMANSize: 317 amino acidsMass: 35808 Da

  • Subunit: Homodimer Sequence caution: Sequence=AAB51605.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended; Sequence=AAD45402.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended; Sequence=AAD45403.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended; Sequence=AAD45404.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended; Sequence=AAD45404.1; Type=Miscellaneous discrepancy; Note=Probable cloning artifact; Sequence=AAH15818.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended; Sequence=AAH16486.2; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Translation N-terminally extended; Selected PDB 3D structures from [IMAGE] and Proteopedia [IMAGE] for LGALS8 (see all 17): 2YRO (3D) [IMAGE] 2YV8 (3D) [IMAGE] 2YXS (3D) [IMAGE] 3AP4 (3D) [IMAGE] 3AP5 (3D) [IMAGE] 3AP6 (3D) [IMAGE]
  • Tissue specificity: Ubiquitous. Selective expression by prostate carcinomas versus normal prostate and benign prostatic hypertrophy [IMAGE] Custom PCR Arrays for LGALS8 Primer Products: [IMAGE] OriGene qPCR primer pairs and template standards for LGALS8 OriGene qSTAR qPCR pr
  • Function:
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Summary: LEG8_HUMAN, O00214 Function: Lectin with a marked preference for 3'-O-sialylated and 3'-O-sulfated glycans Gene Ontology (GO): 2 molecular function terms: About this table GO ID Qualified GO term Evidence PubMed IDs GO:0005515 protein binding IPI 18511908 GO:0030246 carbohydrate binding IEA -- [IMAGE] Find genes that share ontologies with LGALS8 About GenesLikeMe Phenotypes: 1 GenomeRNAi human phenotype for LGALS8: Increased homologous recombina
  • Similarity:
    Contains 2 galectin domains [IMAGE]
  • Protein Domain/Family    
    Source ID Domain Name Type
    InterProIPR001079Galectin_CRDGalectin, galactose-binding lectinFamily
    IPR008985ConA-like_lec_gl_sfConcanavalin A-like lectin/glucanaseDomain
    BlocksIPB001079GalectinGalectin, galactose-binding lectin

    Gene Ontology    
    Type Term Evidence Source Pub
    Cellular Component extracellular space TAS GOA 8692978
    membrane IDA GOA 19946888
    Molecular Function protein binding IPI GOA 18511908

    LGALS8 cross reference    
    PubMed OMIM Entrez Gene NCKU SNP Nucleotide UniProt Genome Data Viewer HomoloGene