The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Galectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 3 across different species:

lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (LGALS3), Galectin-3 (leg3)

Other aliases include:

galectin-3, LGALS3, Galectin-3, MGC148757, leg3

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Galectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 3:

galectin 3 – lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (galectin 3) – lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 – beta-galactosides-binding lectin – galectin-3 – Galectin-3

Galectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 3 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – sugar binding

Galectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 3 is relevant to the following processes:

extracellular matrix organization – skeletal system development

Locations for Galectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 3:

cytoplasm – integral to membrane – nucleus – proteinaceous extracellular matrix

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology