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Galectin 13

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
Protein Protein Q21108757

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
protein
Part of
Concanavalin A-like lectin/glucanase domain superfamily, Galectin-13, galectin, carbohydrate recognition domain, protein family[2][3][4]
Biological process
phospholipid metabolic process, positive regulation of T cell apoptotic process, apoptotic process[14][15][16]
Cell component
cytoplasm, nuclear matrix, nucleus, cytoplasm, nuclear matrix[9][10][11][12][13]
Encoded by
LGALS13[17]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[18]
Has part(s)
Galectin, carbohydrate recognition domain[5]
Molecular function
lysophospholipase activity, protein binding, carbohydrate binding[6][7][8]
🏷️ Also known as
en beta-galactoside-binding lectin en gal-13 en galactoside-binding soluble lectin 13 en Galectin 13 en Galectin-13 en lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 13 en LGALS13 en placental protein 13 en placental tissue protein 13 en PP13
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Ensembl protein ID
ENSP00000221797, ENSP00000470928, ENSP00000483444
PDB structure ID
1F87
RefSeq protein ID
NP_037400, XP_011525176, XP_016882204, XP_024307242
UniProt protein ID
Q9UHV8

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Summary

Galectin 13 is a protein[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . InterPro Release 71.0. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Isolation and sequence analysis of a cDNA encoding human placental tissue protein 13 (PP13), a new lysophospholipase, homologue of human eosinophil Charcot-Leyden Crystal protein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Protein interactions of the transcription factor Hoxa1. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Galectin-13, a different prototype galectin, does not bind β-galacto-sides and forms dimers via intermolecular disulfide bridges between Cys-136 and Cys-138.. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Galectin-13, a different prototype galectin, does not bind β-galacto-sides and forms dimers via intermolecular disulfide bridges between Cys-136 and Cys-138.. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Isolation and sequence analysis of a cDNA encoding human placental tissue protein 13 (PP13), a new lysophospholipase, homologue of human eosinophil Charcot-Leyden Crystal protein. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . GOA. Retrieved . ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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