Protein Name galectin 1
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 3956
Gene Symbol

LGALS1

UniProt P09382 (LEG1_HUMAN), A0A384MR27 (A0A384MR27_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 692
Total Number of Articles : 822
Description

galectin 1

Gene Summary

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]

synonyms
  • galectin-1
  • 14 kDa laminin-binding protein
  • 14 kDa lectin
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Properties