Human Gene LGALS3 (ENST00000254301.14_4) from GENCODE V47lift37
Description: galectin 3, transcript variant 1 (from RefSeq NM_002306.4)
Gencode Transcript: ENST00000254301.14_4
Gencode Gene: ENSG00000131981.16_7
Transcript (Including UTRs)
Position: hg19 chr14:55,595,970-55,612,141 Size: 16,172 Total Exon Count: 6 Strand: +
Coding Region
Position: hg19 chr14:55,604,092-55,611,989 Size: 7,898 Coding Exon Count: 5
Data last updated at UCSC: 2024-08-22 23:36:26
Sequence and Links to Tools and Databases
Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
ID: LEG3_HUMAN
DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Galectin-3; Short=Gal-3; AltName: Full=35 kDa lectin; AltName: Full=Carbohydrate-binding protein 35; Short=CBP 35; AltName: Full=Galactose-specific lectin 3; AltName: Full=Galactoside-binding protein; Short=GALBP; AltName: Full=IgE-binding protein; AltName: Full=L-31; AltName: Full=Laminin-binding protein; AltName: Full=Lectin L-29; AltName: Full=Mac-2 antigen;
FUNCTION: Galactose-specific lectin which binds IgE. May mediate with the alpha-3, beta-1 integrin the stimulation by CSPG4 of endothelial cells migration. Together with DMBT1, required for terminal differentiation of columnar epithelial cells during early embryogenesis (By similarity). In the nucleus: acts as a pre-mRNA splicing factor. Involved in acute inflammatory responses including neutrophil activation and adhesion, chemoattraction of monocytes macrophages, opsonization of apoptotic neutrophils, and activation of mast cells.SUBUNIT: Probably forms homo- or heterodimers. Interacts with DMBT1 (By similarity). Forms a complex with the ITGA3, ITGB1 and CSPG4. Interacts with LGALS3BP, LYPD3, CYHR1 and UACA.SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Secreted. Note=Secreted by a non-classical secretory pathway and associates with the cell surface.TISSUE SPECIFICITY: A major expression is found in the colonic epithelium. It is also abundant in the activated macrophages.SIMILARITY: Contains 1 galectin domain.WEB RESOURCE: Name=Functional Glycomics Gateway - Glycan Binding; Note=Galectin-3; URL="http://www.functionalglycomics.org/glycomics/GBPServlet?&operationType=view&cbpId=cbp_hum_Stlect_00118";
Primer design for this transcript
MalaCards Disease Associations
MalaCards Gene Search: LGALS3
Diseases sorted by gene-association score: follicular adenoma (25), papillary carcinoma (20), thyroid cancer (18), thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 1 (15), nodular goiter (14), histiocytic sarcoma (12), neonatal candidiasis (10), chordoma (10), cow milk allergy (10), common wart (8), hashimoto thyroiditis (8), al amyloidosis (8), parathyroid carcinoma (8), mucinous bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma (7), venezuelan equine encephalitis (7), thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 2 (7), multicystic dysplastic kidney (7), cardiac sarcoidosis (6), oxyphilic adenoma (6), hypothyroidism, congenital, due to thyroid dysgenesis or hypoplasia (6), malignant struma ovarii (6), polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (5), fish allergy (5), colorectal cancer (4), secretory meningioma (4), prostate cancer (2), endocrine gland cancer (1)
Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)
The following chemicals interact with this gene
D013749
Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin
C006253
pirinixic acid
D016604
Aflatoxin B1
D001564
Benzo(a)pyrene
D002251
Carbon Tetrachloride
D003907
Dexamethasone
D004054
Diethylstilbestrol
D004128
Dimethylnitrosamine
D005492
Folic Acid
D010634
Phenobarbital
D014212
Tretinoin
D014635
Valproic Acid
C029938
nickel sulfate
C026486
1,2,5,6-dibenzanthracene
C049325
1,2-dithiol-3-thione
D015058
1-Naphthylisothiocyanate
C111118
2',3,3',4',5-pentachloro-4-hydroxybiphenyl
C023514
2,6-dinitrotoluene
C548651
2-(1'H-indolo-3'-carbonyl)thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester
C085911
2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
C019499
2-nitrofluorene
C023035
3,4,5,3',4'-pentachlorobiphenyl
C016583
4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone
C494356
4-benzyl-2-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazolidine-3,5-dione
D015127
9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
D000082
Acetaminophen
D000643
Ammonium Chloride
D001205
Ascorbic Acid
D001629
Bezafibrate
D002101
Cacodylic Acid
D019256
Cadmium Chloride
D002117
Calcitriol
D002509
Cephaloridine
D002725
Chloroform
D002794
Choline
D002945
Cisplatin
D002994
Clofibrate
D019327
Copper Sulfate
D003513
Cycloheximide
D003609
Dactinomycin
D004041
Dietary Fats
D004052
Diethylnitrosamine
D004237
Diuron
D004317
Doxorubicin
D004918
Erythromycin Estolate
D004958
Estradiol
D004997
Ethinyl Estradiol
D005038
Ethylnitrosourea
D005047
Etoposide
D005472
Fluorouracil
D005480
Flurbiprofen
C505531
GCS-100
D019833
Genistein
D007545
Isoproterenol
D007785
Lactose
C523799
MRK 003
D008701
Methapyrilene
D008713
Methimazole
D008715
Methionine
D008731
Methoxychlor
D008748
Methylcholanthrene
D008769
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine
D016685
Mitomycin
C064769
N-acetylsphingosine
C002741
N-nitrosomorpholine
D009270
Naloxone
D009532
Nickel
D010100
Oxygen
D015125
Oxyquinoline
D010126
Ozone
D010615
Phenacetin
D010705
Phosgene
D010882
Piperonyl Butoxide
D011374
Progesterone
D011794
Quercetin
D012822
Silicon Dioxide
D053260
Soot
D013311
Streptozocin
D013467
Sulindac
D013629
Tamoxifen
D013752
Tetracycline
D013755
Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate
D013806
Theophylline
D013864
Thioglycolates
D014028
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
D014415
Tunicamycin
D014640
Vancomycin
C059765
amphotericin B, deoxycholate drug combination
C006632
arsenic trioxide
C006703
benzo(b)fluoranthene
D019324
beta-Naphthoflavone
C095105
bexarotene
C039671
ciglitazone
C057862
cyanoginosin LR
C014347
decitabine
C028007
nickel monoxide
C025256
nonylphenol
C018620
oleoresins
C041786
palm oil
C016030
pantogab
C030299
phenylhydrazine
C037219
quinoline
C541923
sandostatinLAR
C013698
tallow
C009495
titanium dioxide
C034028
vanadyl sulfate
C025643
vinclozolin
Common Gene Haplotype Alleles
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RNA-Seq Expression Data from GTEx (53 Tissues, 570 Donors)
Microarray Expression Data
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mRNA Secondary Structure of 3' and 5' UTRs
The RNAfold program from the Vienna RNA Package is used to perform the secondary structure predictions and folding calculations. The estimated folding energy is in kcal/mol. The more negative the energy, the more secondary structure the RNA is likely to have.
Protein Domain and Structure Information
InterPro Domains: Graphical view of domain structure IPR008985 - ConA-like_lec_gl_sf
IPR013320 - ConA-like_subgrp
IPR015534 - Galectin_3
IPR001079 - Galectin_CRD
Pfam Domains: PF00337 - Galactoside-binding lectin
SCOP Domains: 49899 - Concanavalin A-like lectins/glucanases
Protein Data Bank (PDB) 3-D Structure
ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on P17931
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Orthologous Genes in Other Species
Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.
Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations with Structured Vocabulary
Descriptions from all associated GenBank mRNAs
HV708947 - JP 2012506450-A/45: Methods for treating eye disorders.HW061208 - JP 2012529430-A/83: METHODS FOR TREATING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.HW061210 - JP 2012529430-A/85: METHODS FOR TREATING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.JA482163 - Sequence 146 from Patent WO2011072091.JA482164 - Sequence 147 from Patent WO2011072091.JB252016 - Sequence 83 from Patent EP2440214.JB252018 - Sequence 85 from Patent EP2440214.JE980455 - Sequence 146 from Patent EP2862929.JE980456 - Sequence 147 from Patent EP2862929.LP764915 - Sequence 83 from Patent EP3276004.LP764917 - Sequence 85 from Patent EP3276004.AK314929 - Homo sapiens cDNA, FLJ95838, Homo sapiens lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (galectin 3)(LGALS3), mRNA.AB006780 - Homo sapiens mRNA for galectin-3, complete cds.BC053667 - Homo sapiens lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:61529 IMAGE:6148401), complete cds.BC068068 - Homo sapiens lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:78581 IMAGE:6428428), complete cds.M36682 - Human non-integrin laminin-binding protein mRNA, complete cds.BC001120 - Homo sapiens lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:2058 IMAGE:3050135), complete cds.GQ900920 - Homo sapiens clone HEL-T-32 epididymis secretory sperm binding protein mRNA, complete cds.M35368 - Homo sapiens galactose-specific lectin (LGALS2) mRNA, complete cds.M57710 - Human IgE-binding protein (epsilon-BP) mRNA, complete cds.AB209391 - Homo sapiens mRNA for LGALS3 protein variant protein.BX641090 - Homo sapiens mRNA; cDNA DKFZp686K04237 (from clone DKFZp686K04237).HW061209 - JP 2012529430-A/84: METHODS FOR TREATING CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE.JB252017 - Sequence 84 from Patent EP2440214.LP764916 - Sequence 84 from Patent EP3276004.BX161455 - human full-length cDNA clone CS0DI041YE05 of Placenta of Homo sapiens (human).HV708948 - JP 2012506450-A/46: Methods for treating eye disorders.BC128253 - Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:40115198.BC128403 - Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:40115197.M64303 - Human galactoside-binding protein mRNA.AB527899 - Synthetic construct DNA, clone: pF1KB0909, Homo sapiens LGALS3 gene for lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3, without stop codon, in Flexi system.AB528312 - Synthetic construct DNA, clone: pF1KB6301, Homo sapiens LGALS3 gene for lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3, without stop codon, in Flexi system.CR542097 - Homo sapiens full open reading frame cDNA clone RZPDo834C0937D for gene LGALS3, lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (galectin 3); complete cds, without stopcodon.CU691024 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens gateway clone IMAGE:100021627 5' read LGALS3 mRNA.EU176706 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone IMAGE:100011500; FLH187917.01L; RZPDo839D06255D lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (LGALS3) gene, encodes complete protein.KJ905820 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone ccsbBroadEn_15490 LGALS3 gene, encodes complete protein.DQ892594 - Synthetic construct clone IMAGE:100005224; FLH187918.01X; RZPDo839E06150D lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (galectin 3) (LGALS3) gene, encodes complete protein.KJ897127 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone ccsbBroadEn_06521 LGALS3 gene, encodes complete protein.CR456897 - Homo sapiens full open reading frame cDNA clone RZPDo834D037D for gene LGALS3, lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (galectin 3); complete cds, incl. stopcodon.S59012 - carbohydrate binding protein 35=epithelial-specific lectin [human, normal colonic mucosa, colon carcinoma, cell line clone A, mRNA Partial, 753 nt].AF266280 - Homo sapiens cytogaligin and mitochondrial mitogaligin (GALIG) mRNA, nuclear gene, complete cds.DL491816 - Novel nucleic acids.DL491433 - Novel nucleic acids.DL490055 - Novel nucleic acids.JD283509 - Sequence 264533 from Patent EP1572962.JD359671 - Sequence 340695 from Patent EP1572962.MB483359 - JP 2019528312-A/20: MRNA-MEDIATED IMMUNIZATION METHODS.
Biochemical and Signaling Pathways
Other Names for This Gene
Alternate Gene Symbols: B2RC38, ENST00000254301.1, ENST00000254301.10, ENST00000254301.11, ENST00000254301.12, ENST00000254301.13, ENST00000254301.2, ENST00000254301.3, ENST00000254301.4, ENST00000254301.5, ENST00000254301.6, ENST00000254301.7, ENST00000254301.8, ENST00000254301.9, LEG3_HUMAN, LGALS3 , MAC2, NM_002306, P17931, Q16005, Q6IBA7, Q96J47, uc317fnx.1, uc317fnx.2UCSC ID: ENST00000254301.14_4RefSeq Accession: NM_002306.4
Protein: P17931
(aka LEG3_HUMAN)
Gene Model Information
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