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

lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (LGALS3), lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (lgals3), lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 2 (LGALS2), Galectin-3 (leg3)

Other aliases include:

GAL3, MAC2, CBP35, GALBP, GALIG, LGALS2, MGC52947, MGC75803, LGALS3, MGC151898, galectin-3, Galectin-3, MGC148757, leg3

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

galectin 3 – MAC-2 antigen – IgE-binding protein – galectin-3 internal – laminin-binding protein – galactose-specific lectin 3 – carbohydrate-binding protein 35 – lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 – lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 2 – lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 3 (galectin 3) – beta-galactosides-binding lectin – galectin-3 – Galectin-3

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

IgE binding – protein binding – sugar binding

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

cell differentiation – extracellular matrix organization – skeletal system development

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

cytoplasm – nucleus – plasma membrane – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – integral to membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology