galactoside-binding soluble lectin 13 (placental tissue protein 13, placenta protein 13, PP13, Galectin-13, LGALS13, PLAC8)

Function

• lysophospholipase activity

2-lysophosphatidylcholine + H2O

<-->

glycerophosphocholine + a carboxylate

Structure

• homodimer, disulfide-linked
• contains 1 galectin domain

Expression

• expressed in adult & fetal spleen, fetal kidney, adult urinary bladder & placenta

More general terms

• lysophospholipase
• lectin

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608717
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9UHV8.html