PBS with 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol pH 7.4. Store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Clonality:
Monoclonal
Isotype:
IgG1
Concentration:
1mg/mL
Observed Band:
26kDa
GeneID:
3958
Human Swiss-Prot No:
P17931
Cellular localization:
Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Secreted, Spliceosome
Background:
Galectin 3 is one of the more extensively studied members of this family and is a 30 kDa protein. Due to a C-terminal carbohydrate binding site, Galectin 3 is capable of binding IgE and mammalian cell surfaces only when homodimerized or homooligomerized. Galectin 3 is normally distributed in epithelia of many organs, in various inflammatory cells, including macrophages, as well as dendritic cells and Kupffer cells. The expression of this lectin is up-regulated during inflammation, cell proliferation, cell differentiation and through trans-activation by viral proteins.