Anti-Galectin-3 antibody

Galectin-3 is a protein encoded by the LGALS3 gene which is approximately 26,1 kDa. Galectin-3 is localised to the cytoplasm and nucleus. It is involved in NF-kappaB signalling, advanced glycosylation end product receptor signalling and cell adhesion. It is a galactose-specific lectin which binds IgE and may mediate the stimulation by CSPG4 of endothelial cells migration along with the alpha-3, beta-1 integrin. It is characterized by an N-terminal proline-rich tandem repeat domain and a single C-terminal carbohydrate recognition domain. Galectin-3 is expressed mainly in the colonic epithelium and is also abundantly expressed in activated macrophages. Mutations in the LGALS3 gene may result in follicular adenoma and thyroid cancer. STJ96945 was developed from clone 6G2 and was affinity-purified from mouse ascites by affinity-chromatography using specific immunogen. This antibody detects endogenous galectin-3 proteins.