2yro

Structural highlights

Function

[LEG8_HUMAN] Lectin with a marked preference for 3'-O-sialylated and 3'-O-sulfated glycans.^[1]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

See Also

• Galectin

References

1. ↑ Ideo H, Matsuzaka T, Nonaka T, Seko A, Yamashita K. Galectin-8-N-domain recognition mechanism for sialylated and sulfated glycans. J Biol Chem. 2011 Apr 1;286(13):11346-55. Epub 2011 Feb 2. PMID:21288902 doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.195925