Gene Information
Gene NameLGALS2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length132
Protein NamesGalectin-2 (Gal-2) (Beta-galactoside-binding lectin L-14-II) (HL14) (Lactose-binding lectin 2) (S-Lac lectin 2)
Target Namegalectin-2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age810 ( ENSG00000100079 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP05162
Gene CardLGALS2
Uniprot IDP05162
PfamPF00337
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.384384239)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ LGALS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ LGALS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ LGALS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ LGALS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Lgals2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ LGALS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Lgals2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ LGALS2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsLGALSL, GRIFIN, LGALS7, LGALS7B, LGALS3, LGALS1, LGALS4, LGALS12, LGALS8, LGALS13, LGALS14, LGALS16, LGALS9B, LGALS9, LGALS9C, CLC
Tissuecortex.of.kidney, pancreas, small.intestine.Peyers.patch
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1HLC  (X-ray  2.90A  5DG1  (X-ray  3.20A  5DG2  (X-ray  1.61A  5EWS  (X-ray  2.00A 
DBSNP rs2235339  rs1434020843 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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