protein_function: Promotes intergrin-mediated cell adhesion. May stimulatehost defense against viruses and tumor cells..
Galectin-3-binding protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS3BP gene. The galectins are a family of beta-galactoside-binding proteins implicated in modulating cell??cell and cell??matrix interactions. Using fluorescence in??situ hybridization, the full length 90K cDNA has been localized to chromosome 17q25. The native protein binds specifically to a human macrophage-associated lectin known as Mac-2 and also binds to galectin 1.