Galectin-8

LGALS8
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	2YRO, 2YV8, 2YXS, 3AP4, 3AP5, 3AP6, 3AP7, 3AP9, 3APB, 3OJB, 3VKL, 3VKM, 3VKN, 3VKO, 4BMB, 4BME, 4FQZ, 4GXL, 4HAN
Identifiers
Aliases	LGALS8, Gal-8, PCTA-1, PCTA1, Po66-CBP, galectin 8
External IDs	OMIM: 606099; MGI: 1928481; HomoloGene: 31386; GeneCards: LGALS8; OMA:LGALS8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	236,552,981 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 13 (mouse)
End	12,479,825 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	sperm; ; germinal epithelium; ; monocyte; ; gallbladder; ; skin of abdomen; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; skin of leg; ; left testis; ; glomerulus; ; spleen;
	Top expressed in
	spermatid; ; seminiferous tubule; ; spermatocyte; ; neural layer of retina; ; left lobe of liver; ; stroma of bone marrow; ; right kidney; ; duodenum; ; morula; ; morula;
	More reference expression data
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	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; carbohydrate binding; integrin binding;
Cellular component	extracellular exosome; membrane; extracellular space; cytosol; cytoplasmic vesicle; cytoplasm;
Biological process	xenophagy; autophagy; cellular response to virus; lymphatic endothelial cell migration;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3964
	56048
	ENSG00000116977
	ENSMUSG00000057554
	O00214
	Q9JL15
	NM_006499; NM_201543; NM_201544; NM_201545
	NM_001199043; NM_001291055; NM_001291057; NM_001291060; NM_018886
	NP_006490; NP_963837; NP_963838; NP_963839
	NP_001185972; NP_001277984; NP_001277986; NP_001277989; NP_061374
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Galectin-8 is a protein of the galectin family that in humans is encoded by the LGALS8 gene.