The galectin family
| Name . | Prototype* . | Tandemrepeat . | Chimera† . | Splicevariants‡ . | Humangene . | ENSEMBLE accession number . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| galectin-1 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000100097 |
| galectin-2 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000100079 |
| galectin-3 | — | — | • | — | • | ENSG00000131981 |
| galectin-4 | — | • | — | — | • | ENSG00000171747 |
| galectin-5 | • | — | — | — | — | — |
| galectin-6 | — | • | — | — | — | — |
| galectin-7 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000178934 |
| galectin-8 | — | • | — | • | • | ENSG00000116977 |
| galectin-9 | — | • | — | • | • | ENSG00000168961 |
| galectin-10 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000105205 |
| galectin-11 | • | — | — | — | — | — |
| galectin-12 | — | • | — | — | • | ENSG00000133317 |
| galectin-13 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000105198 |
| galectin-14 | • | — | — | • | • | ENSG00000006659 |
| galectin-15 | • | — | — | — | — | — |
| Name . | Prototype* . | Tandemrepeat . | Chimera† . | Splicevariants‡ . | Humangene . | ENSEMBLE accession number . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| galectin-1 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000100097 |
| galectin-2 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000100079 |
| galectin-3 | — | — | • | — | • | ENSG00000131981 |
| galectin-4 | — | • | — | — | • | ENSG00000171747 |
| galectin-5 | • | — | — | — | — | — |
| galectin-6 | — | • | — | — | — | — |
| galectin-7 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000178934 |
| galectin-8 | — | • | — | • | • | ENSG00000116977 |
| galectin-9 | — | • | — | • | • | ENSG00000168961 |
| galectin-10 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000105205 |
| galectin-11 | • | — | — | — | — | — |
| galectin-12 | — | • | — | — | • | ENSG00000133317 |
| galectin-13 | • | — | — | — | • | ENSG00000105198 |
| galectin-14 | • | — | — | • | • | ENSG00000006659 |
| galectin-15 | • | — | — | — | — | — |
— indicates not applicable.
*Several prototype galectins have been shown to form homodimers (gal-1, -2, and -13) in case of the tandem repeat galectins.
†The only chimera galectin known so far (ie, galectin-3) contains a proline- and glycine-rich C-terminal tail that can mediate oligomerization of the protein.
‡Splicing has been shown to occur in the linker region between the 2 carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs). For galectin-8 an additional splice variant has been described that results in truncation of the C-terminal CRD.