Galectin-7

LGALS7
Available structures
PDB	Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB
List of PDB id codes
	4UW5, 2GAL, 4GAL, 1BKZ, 4UW4, 3ZXE, 3GAL, 3ZXF, 4UW6, 4XBQ, 5GAL, 4UW3, 5H9S, 4Y26, 5H9Q
Identifiers
Aliases	LGALS7, GAL7, LGALS7A, galectin 7
External IDs	OMIM: 600615; MGI: 1316742; HomoloGene: 100509; GeneCards: LGALS7; OMA:LGALS7 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 19 (human)
End	38,773,517 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	28,565,709 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	skin of abdomen; ; skin of leg; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; gonad; ; testicle; ; vagina; ; minor salivary glands; ; ectocervix; ; right lung; ; spleen;
	Top expressed in
	lip; ; esophagus; ; skin of external ear; ; superior surface of tongue; ; skin of abdomen; ; skin of back; ; umbilical cord; ; epidermis; ; hair follicle; ; condyle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	carbohydrate binding;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; extracellular region; extracellular exosome; nucleus; extracellular space;
Biological process	heterophilic cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell adhesion molecules; apoptotic process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3963
	16858
	ENSG00000283082; ENSG00000205076
	ENSMUSG00000053522
	P47929
	O54974
	NM_002307
	NM_008496
	NP_002298; NP_001035972
	n/a
	Wikidata
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Galectin-7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS7 gene.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ENSG00000205076 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000283082, ENSG00000205076 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000053522 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Madsen P, Rasmussen HH, Flint T, Gromov P, Kruse TA, Honore B, Vorum H, Celis JE (Apr 1995). "Cloning, expression, and chromosome mapping of human galectin-7". J Biol Chem. 270 (11): 5823–29. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.11.5823. PMID 7534301.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
^ Magnaldo T, Bernerd F, Darmon M (May 1995). "Galectin-7, a human 14-kDa S-lectin, specifically expressed in keratinocytes and sensitive to retinoic acid". Dev Biol. 168 (2): 259–71. doi:10.1006/dbio.1995.1078. PMID 7729568.
^ "Entrez Gene: LGALS7 lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 7 (galectin 7)".