Gene Information
Gene NameLGALS12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length336
Protein NamesGalectin-12 (Gal-12) (Galectin-related inhibitor of proliferation)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000133317 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ96DT0
Gene CardLGALS12
Uniprot IDQ96DT0
PfamPF00337
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.0246796)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LGALS12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LGALS12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LGALS12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LGALS12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lgals12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LGALS12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lgals12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LGALS12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLGALS9, LGALS9B, LGALS4, LGALS9C, LGALS8
ParalogsLGALSL, GRIFIN, LGALS7, LGALS7B, LGALS3, LGALS1, LGALS4, LGALS8, LGALS2, LGALS13, LGALS14, LGALS16, LGALS9B, LGALS9, LGALS9C, CLC
Tissueadipose.tissue, ovary, greater.omentum, subcutaneous.adipose.tissue
Tissue SpecificityNot widely expressed. Predominantly expressed in adipose tissue.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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