Storage Conditions
PBS with 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol pH 7.4. Store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Applications
WB, IHC
Concentration
1mg/mL
Recomended Dilution
WB 1:2,000 IHC 1:200
Type Clonality
Monoclonal
Immunogen
Synthetic Peptide
Subcellular Location
Nucleus. Cytoplasmic in adenomas and carcinomas
Iso type
IgG1
Tissue Source
Mouse
Reactivity
Human
Human Gen
3958
Observed Band
26kDa
Other Name
35 kDa lectin, CBP 35, CBP35, Gal 3, GAL3, Galactose specific lectin 3, Galactoside binding protein, GALBP, Galectin 3, Galectin-3, GALIG, IgE binding protein, L 31, Laminin binding protein, Lectin L 29, LGALS2, LGALS3, Mac 2 antigen, MAC2
Background
Galectin 3 is one of the more extensively studied members of this family and is a 30 kDa protein. Due to a C-terminal carbohydrate binding site, Galectin 3 is capable of binding IgE and mammalian cell surfaces only when homodimerized or homooligomerized.