UniProt Protein Function: | galectin-4: Galectin that binds lactose and a related range of sugars. May be involved in the assembly of adherens junctions. |
UniProt Protein Details: | Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 19q13.2 Cellular Component: cytosol; plasma membrane Biological Process: cell adhesion |
NCBI Summary: | The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The expression of this gene is restricted to small intestine, colon, and rectum, and it is underexpressed in colorectal cancer. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
UniProt Code: | P56470 |
NCBI GenInfo Identifier: | 3024079 |
NCBI Gene ID: | 3960 |
NCBI Accession: | P56470.1 |
UniProt Related Accession: | P56470 |
Molecular Weight: | 35,941 Da |
NCBI Full Name: | Galectin-4 |
NCBI Synonym Full Names: | galectin 4 |
NCBI Official Symbol: | LGALS4 |
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: | GAL4; L36LBP |
NCBI Protein Information: | galectin-4 |
UniProt Protein Name: | Galectin-4 |
UniProt Synonym Protein Names: | Antigen NY-CO-27; L-36 lactose-binding protein; L36LBP; Lactose-binding lectin 4 |
Protein Family: | Galectin |
UniProt Gene Name: | LGALS4 |
UniProt Entry Name: | LEG4_HUMAN |