LGALS1
Sign in to saveAlso known as GAL1, GBP, galectin 1
Galectin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS1 gene.
Gene data
LGALS1- Name
- galectin 1
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 37,675,587–37,683,414 (+)
- Aliases
- GAL1, GBP
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000100097
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_002305.4
- RefSeq protein
- NP_002296.1
The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. This gene product may act as an autocrine negative growth factor that regulates cell proliferation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
galectin 1
- Symbol
- LGALS1
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 22:37,675,587-37,683,414
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
View on Ensembl →
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
- Image
- Protein LGALS1 PDB 1gzw.png
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- HomoloGene ID
- 7399
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/3956
- genomic end
- 37679802
- genomic start
- 37675636
- expressed in
- trigeminal ganglion
- chromosome
- human chromosome 22
- cytogenetic location
- 22q13.1
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Gene and protein
- Function
- Role in pregnancy
- Interactions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Galectin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS1 gene.
== Gene and protein ==
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