LGALS8, Official Symbol LGALS8provided by HGNC Official Full Name galectin 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6569 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000116977 MIM:606099; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6569 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as Gal-8; PCTA1; PCTA-1; Po66-CBP Summary 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] Expression Ubiquitous expression in spleen (RPKM 17.5), skin (RPKM 16.3) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all