LGALS9
Sign in to saveAlso known as HUAT, LGALS9A, galectin 9
Galectin-9 was first isolated from mouse embryonic kidney in 1997 as a 36 kDa beta-galactoside lectin protein. Human galectin-9 is encoded by the LGALS9 gene.
Gene data
LGALS9- Name
- galectin 9
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- HUAT, LGALS9A
The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The protein encoded by this gene is an S-type lectin. It is overexpressed in Hodgkin's disease tissue and might participate in the interaction between the H&RS cells with their surrounding cells and might thus play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease and/or its associated immunodeficiency. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
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Gene · Ensembl
galectin 9
- Symbol
- LGALS9
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 17:27,629,798-27,649,561
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Function
- Clinical significance
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Galectin-9 was first isolated from mouse embryonic kidney in 1997 as a 36 kDa beta-galactoside lectin protein. Human galectin-9 is encoded by the LGALS9 gene.
== Function ==
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