Gene Information
Gene NameLGALS3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length250
Protein NamesGalectin-3 (Gal-3) (35 kDa lectin) (Carbohydrate-binding protein 35) (CBP 35) (Galactose-specific lectin 3) (Galactoside-binding protein) (GALBP) (IgE-binding protein) (L-31) (Laminin-binding protein) (Lectin L-29) (Mac-2 antigen)
Target Namegalectin-3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000131981 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBP17931
Gene CardLGALS3
Uniprot IDP17931
PfamPF00337
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.308433646)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LGALS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LGALS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LGALS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LGALS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lgals3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LGALS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lgals3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LGALS3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsLGALS7B, LGALS7
ParalogsLGALSL, GRIFIN, LGALS7, LGALS7B, LGALS1, LGALS4, LGALS12, LGALS8, LGALS2, LGALS13, LGALS14, LGALS16, LGALS9B, LGALS9, LGALS9C, CLC
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityA major expression is found in the colonic epithelium. It is also abundant in the activated macrophages. Expressed in fetal membranes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19497882}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB 1A3K  (X-ray  2.10A  1KJL  (X-ray  1.40A  1KJR  (X-ray  1.55A  2NMN  (X-ray  2.45A  2NMO  (X-ray  1.35A  2NN8  (X-ray  1.35A  2XG3  (X-ray  1.20A  3AYA  (X-ray  2.00A  3AYC  (X-ray  1.80A  3AYD  (X-ray  1.90A  3AYE  (X-ray  2.00A  3T1L  (X-ray  1.60A  3T1M  (X-ray  1.55A  3ZSJ  (X-ray  0.86A  3ZSK  (X-ray  0.90A  3ZSL  (X-ray  1.08A  3ZSM  (X-ray  1.25A  4BLI  (X-ray  1.08A  4BLJ  (X-ray  1.20A  4BM8  (X-ray  0.96A  4JC1  (X-ray  1.50A  4JCK  (X-ray  1.15A  4LBJ  (X-ray  1.80A  4LBK  (X-ray  1.60A  4LBL  (X-ray  1.58A  4LBM  (X-ray  1.55A  4LBN  (X-ray  1.70A  4LBO  (X-ray  1.65A  4R9A  (X-ray  1.20A  4R9B  (X-ray  1.20A  4R9C  (X-ray  1.19A  4R9D  (X-ray  1.24A  4RL7  (X-ray  2.00A  4XBN  (X-ray  2.21A  5E88  (X-ray  1.60A  5E89  (X-ray  1.50A  5E8A  (X-ray  1.50A  5EXO  (X-ray  1.50A  5H9P  (X-ray  2.04A  5H9R  (X-ray  1.58A  5IUQ  (X-ray  1.12A  5NF7  (X-ray  1.59A  5NF9  (X-ray  1.87A  5NFA  (X-ray  1.59A  5NFB  (X-ray  1.59A  5NFC  (X-ray  1.59A  5OAX  (X-ray  1.20A  5ODY  (X-ray  1.15A  6B8K  (X-ray  1.28A  6EOG  (X-ray  1.20A  6EOL  (X-ray  1.50A  6EXY  (Other  1.10A  6EYM  (Other  1.70A  6F2Q  (Other  1.03A  6F6Y  (X-ray  1.41A  6FK2  (X-ray  1.01A  6FOF  (X-ray  2.20A  6G0V  (X-ray  1.09A  6H64  (X-ray  1.80A  6I74  (X-ray  0.96A  6I75  (X-ray  1.17A  6I76  (X-ray  1.20A  6I77  (X-ray  1.22A  6I78  (X-ray  1.15A  6KXA  (X-ray  1.23A  6KXB  (X-ray  1.50A  6Q0Q  (X-ray  1.99A  6Q17  (X-ray  1.98A  6QGE  (X-ray  1.16A  6QGF  (X-ray  1.34A  6QLN  (X-ray  1.00A  6QLO  (X-ray  1.18A  6QLP  (X-ray  1.08A  6QLQ  (X-ray  1.08A  6QLR  (X-ray  0.97A  6QLS  (X-ray  1.05A  6QLT  (X-ray  1.15A  6QLU  (X-ray  1.10A  6RHL  (X-ray  1.30A  6RHM  (X-ray  1.60A  6RZF  (X-ray  1.02A  6RZG  (X-ray  1.01A  6RZH  (X-ray  0.95A  6RZI  (X-ray  1.09A  6RZJ  (X-ray  1.10A  6RZK  (X-ray  1.05A  6RZL  (X-ray  1.04A  6RZM  (X-ray  1.34A  6TF6  (X-ray  1.50A  6TF7  (X-ray  1.40A  6Y4C  (X-ray  1.70A  6Y78  (X-ray  1.70A  6ZVF  (X-ray  1.90A  7BE3  (X-ray  1.25A  7CXA  (X-ray  1.97A  7DF5  (X-ray  1.08A  7RDO  (X-ray  1.99A  7RDP  (X-ray  1.96A  7RGX  (X-ray  1.58A  7RGY  (X-ray  1.34A  7RGZ  (X-ray  1.49A  7RH0  (X-ray  1.49A  7RH1  (X-ray  1.44A  7RH3  (X-ray  1.05A  7RH4  (X-ray  1.20A 
DBSNP rs4644  rs4652  rs10148371 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32272059}. Nucleus. Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32272059}. Note=Secreted by a non-classical secretory pathway and associates with the cell surface. Can be secreted;
the secretion is dependent on protein unfolding and facilitated by the cargo receptor TMED10;
it results in protein translocation from the cytoplasm into the ERGIC (endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment) followed by vesicle entry and secretion (PubMed:32272059). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32272059}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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