Galectin-4

LGALS4
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	1X50, 4YLZ, 4YM0, 4YM1, 4YM2, 4YM3, 5CBL, 5DUW, 4XZP, 5DUX, 5DUU, 5DUV
Identifiers
Aliases	LGALS4, GAL4, L36LBP, galectin 4
External IDs	OMIM: 602518; MGI: 107536; HomoloGene: 21239; GeneCards: LGALS4; OMA:LGALS4 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (human)
End	38,812,945 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	28,541,133 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of transverse colon; ; rectum; ; duodenum; ; gallbladder; ; appendix; ; islet of Langerhans; ; right lobe of liver; ; body of pancreas; ; gastric mucosa; ; body of stomach;
	Top expressed in
	left colon; ; ileum; ; epithelium of small intestine; ; crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine; ; migratory enteric neural crest cell; ; duodenum; ; intestinal villus; ; Ileal epithelium; ; mucous cell of stomach; ; pyloric antrum;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	galactoside binding; carbohydrate binding;
Cellular component	cytosol; plasma membrane; extracellular space; collagen-containing extracellular matrix;
Biological process	cell adhesion;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3960
	16855
	ENSG00000171747; ENSG00000282992
	ENSMUSG00000053964
	P56470
	Q8K419
	NM_006149
	NM_010706
	NP_006140
	NP_034836
	Wikidata
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Galectin-4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS4 gene.

The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. LGALS4 is an S-type lectin that is strongly underexpressed in colorectal cancer. The 323-amino acid LGALS4 protein contains two homologous, approximately 150-amino acid carbohydrate recognition domains and all amino acids typically conserved in galectins.