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  3. Lgals8 - lectin, galactose binding, soluble 8 Gene

Lgals8 - lectin, galactose binding, soluble 8 Gene

  • Gene
  • Protein
  • Agent
  • Ortholog
Mus musculus

Also known as Lgals-8; D13Ertd524e; 1200015E08Rik

Gene ID: 56048 | Gene type: protein coding

About Lgals8

Summary

Enables carbohydrate binding activity. Acts upstream of or within T cell costimulation and plasma cell differentiation. Predicted to be located in cytosol. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Orthologous to human LGALS8 (Galectin 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Lgals8 Products(10)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001199043.1 NP_001185972.1 galectin-8 isoform 1
NM_001291055.1 NP_001277984.1 galectin-8 isoform 2
NM_001291057.1 NP_001277986.1 galectin-8 isoform 3
NM_001291060.1 NP_001277989.1 galectin-8 isoform 3
NM_018886.5 NP_061374.1 galectin-8 isoform 1
NM_001199043.1 NP_001185972.1 galectin-8 isoform 1
NM_001291055.1 NP_001277984.1 galectin-8 isoform 2
NM_001291057.1 NP_001277986.1 galectin-8 isoform 3
NM_001291060.1 NP_001277989.1 galectin-8 isoform 3
NM_018886.5 NP_061374.1 galectin-8 isoform 1
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables carbohydrate binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
21753146 MGI
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
acts upstream of or within T cell costimulation IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
22357632 MGI
acts upstream of or within plasma cell differentiation IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
21753146 MGI
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

galectin-8

galectin-8L

lectin, galactose binding, soluble 5

Related Agents

Pre-clinical Phase
Bioactive Molecules (3)
Cat. No. Product Name Effect
Purity Rare Diseases
HY-RS07609 LGALS8 Human Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown
HY-RS19513 Lgals8 Mouse Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown
HY-RS26007 Lgals8 Rat Pre-designed siRNA Set A Pre-designed Sets / Unkown

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Lgals8 NCBI NCBI:3964
Rattus norvegicus Lgals8 NCBI NCBI:116641