LEG8_HUMAN

Source: PM23856902
BSc_CH
Marked as 'Non-membrane protein'
Confidence: medium (present in either hRBCD or BSc_CH or PM22954596) Search PubMed for
(RBC AND this entry)

Gene names: LGALS8
Protein names and data: LEG8_HUMAN , Galectin-8; Gal-8 , Po66 carbohydrate-binding protein; Po66-CBP; Prostate carcinoma tumor antigen 1; PCTA-1 Lenght: 317 a.a.
Mass: 35808 Da
fasta formatted sequence

Function: Lectin with a marked preference for 3'-O-sialylated and 3'-O-sulfated glycans.
Cellular location: Cytoplasm (Probable).
Tissue specificity: Ubiquitous. Selective expression by prostate carcinomas versus normal prostate and benign prostatic hypertrophy.

Genetic variants

Database cross-references

UniProt: O00214
Ensembl: ENST00000341872
Ensembl: ENST00000352231
Ensembl: ENST00000366584
Ensembl: ENST00000450372
Ensembl: ENST00000526589
Ensembl: ENST00000526634
Ensembl: ENST00000527974
MIM: 606099
neXtProt: NX_O00214
Antibodypedia: O00214 (may not find the protein thus also not any antibody)
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