galectin-12; galectin-related inhibitor of proliferation (LGALS12, GRIP1)

Function

• may participate in apoptosis of adipocytes
• binds lactose

Structure

• contains two homologous but distinct carbohydrate-binding domains
• contains 2 galectin domains

Compartment

nucleus

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=6; A-F

Expression

• not widely expressed
• predominantly expressed in adipose tissue

More general terms

• galaptin

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606096
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=85329
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:85329
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96DT0.html