LGALS8 Antibody Blocking Peptide

This gene encodes a member of the galectin family. Galectins are beta-galactoside-binding animal lectins with conserved carbohydrate recognition domains. The galectins have been implicated in many essential functions including development， differentiation， cell-cell adhesion， cell-matrix interaction， growth regulation， apoptosis， and RNA splicing. This gene is widely expressed in tumoral tissues and seems to be involved in integrin-like cell interactions. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq， Jul 2008]