Galectin-3 belongs to a large family of carbohydrate-bindingproteins called lectins. Galectin-3 is expressed by a wide rangeof cell types including activated T-cells, tumor cells,macrophages, osteoclasts, fibroblasts and epithelial cells andinteracts with β-galactoside sugar moieties. Galectin-3 isassociated with cancer, heart failure, stroke and inflammation.Human and mouse Galectin-3 share an 80% homology by amino acidsequence. Recombinant human Glaectin-3 is a non-glycosylatedprotein, consisting of 250 amino acids with a molecular weight of26 kDa.
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