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Galectin-3: Applications, Clinical significance & Function

Galectin-3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LGALS3 gene. Galectin-3 is a member of the lectin family, of which 14 mammalian galectins have been identified.

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Galectin-3 topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Clinical significance and Function as prominent areas in the source structure around Galectin-3.

Related topics
113
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
118
Extracted relationships
171
Concept neighborhoods
28
Bridge connections
118

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Clinical significance · 63 topics
Function · 18 topics
Overview · 18 topics
Clinical applications · 11 topics
Interactions · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
LGALS3, CBP35, GAL3, GALBP, GALIG, L31, LGALS2, MAC2, lectin, galactoside binding soluble 3, galectin 3
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1A3K, 1KJL, 1KJR, 2NMN, 2NMO, 2NN8, 2XG3, 3AYA, 3AYC, 3AYD, 3AYE, 3T1L, 3T1M, 3ZSJ, 3ZSK, 3ZSL, 3ZSM, 4BLI,…
Band
14q22.3 · 14|14 C1
Bgee
mucosa of colon · palpebral conjunctiva · mucosa of sigmoid colon · bronchial epithelial cell · nasal epithelium
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 14 (human) · Chromosome 14 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Function

Clinical significance

Clinical applications

Interactions

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Galectin-3 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Galectin-3 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Galectin-3 → antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide, carbohydrate binding, cell differentiation, cell surface, chemoattractant activity, collagen-containing extracellular matrix, cytoplasm, eosinophil chemotaxis, epithelial cell differentiation, extracellular exosome, extracellular matrix, extracellular region, extracellular space, ficolin-1-rich granule membrane, galectin complex, IgE binding, immune system process, immunological synapse, innate immune response, laminin binding Another extracted example is Galectin-3 → amniotic fluid, bronchial epithelial cell, calvaria, decidua, gastrula, granulocyte, jejunal mucosa, left colon, lip, mucosa of colon, mucosa of ileum, mucosa of sigmoid colon, mucosa of transverse colon, nasal epithelium, palpebral conjunctiva, skin of abdomen, skin of external ear, stroma of bone marrow, transitional epithelium of urinary bladder. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Galectin-3

Top relations

Gene ontology · 54
Galectin-3 → antimicrobial humoral immune response mediated by antimicrobial peptide, carbohydrate binding, cell differentiation, cell surface, chemoattractant activity, collagen-containing extracellular matrix, cytoplasm, eosinophil chemotaxis, epithelial cell differentiation, extracellular exosome, extracellular matrix, extracellular region, extracellular space, ficolin-1-rich granule membrane, galectin complex, IgE binding, immune system process, immunological synapse, innate immune response, laminin binding
Bgee · 19
Galectin-3 → amniotic fluid, bronchial epithelial cell, calvaria, decidua, gastrula, granulocyte, jejunal mucosa, left colon, lip, mucosa of colon, mucosa of ileum, mucosa of sigmoid colon, mucosa of transverse colon, nasal epithelium, palpebral conjunctiva, skin of abdomen, skin of external ear, stroma of bone marrow, transitional epithelium of urinary bladder
RNA expression pattern · 19
Galectin-3 → amniotic fluid, bronchial epithelial cell, calvaria, decidua, gastrula, granulocyte, jejunal mucosa, left colon, lip, mucosa of colon, mucosa of ileum, mucosa of sigmoid colon, mucosa of transverse colon, nasal epithelium, palpebral conjunctiva, skin of abdomen, skin of external ear, stroma of bone marrow, transitional epithelium of urinary bladder
related to Cardiovascular risk indicator · 12
Galectin-3 → Abbott, ARCHITECT, BG Medicine, Chronic, EcoNugenics, Fibrosis, Isaac Eliaz, LV, Pecta-Sol, The, This, VIDAS
related to Early neurodevelopment · 10
Galectin-3 → BMP, BMPR1α, Details, EGFR-based, In, Increasing, Knockdown, SVZ, V-SVZ, Wnt
related to Drug development · 8
Galectin-3 → Earlier, Galectin Therapeutics, Galecto Biotech, In, MASH, Preclinical, Sweden, United States
related to Fibrosis · 6
Galectin-3 → Companies, GR-MD-02, In, IPF, TD139, The
related to Cardiovascular disease · 5
Galectin-3 → Elevated, For, However, In, One
related to Brain injury and stroke · 4
Galectin-3 → In, It, Reactive, VEGF
related to Cancer · 3
Galectin-3 → Altered, Overexpression, The

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

fibrosis also cancer expression human gene 14 galectins lgals3 bp cell shown binding chromosome angiogenesis chr protein band heart cells

Galectin-3 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 171 structured relationships around Galectin-3. Examples in this analysis include Galectin-3 → Aliases → LGALS3, CBP35, GAL3, GALBP, GALIG, L31, LGALS2, MAC2, lectin, galactoside binding soluble 3, galectin 3 and Galectin-3 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1A3K, 1KJL, 1KJR, 2NMN, 2NMO, 2NN8, 2XG3, 3AYA, 3AYC, 3AYD, 3AYE, 3T1L, 3T1M, 3ZSJ, 3ZSK, 3ZSL, 3ZSM, 4BLI,…. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Galectin-3AliasesLGALS3, CBP35, GAL3, GALBP, GALIG, L31, LGALS2, MAC2, lectin, galactoside binding soluble 3, galectin 31.00infobox
Galectin-3Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1A3K, 1KJL, 1KJR, 2NMN, 2NMO, 2NN8, 2XG3, 3AYA, 3AYC, 3AYD, 3AYE, 3T1L, 3T1M, 3ZSJ, 3ZSK, 3ZSL, 3ZSM, 4BLI,…1.00infobox
Galectin-3Band14q22.31.00infobox
Galectin-3Band14|14 C11.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeemucosa of colon1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeepalpebral conjunctiva1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeemucosa of sigmoid colon1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeebronchial epithelial cell1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeenasal epithelium1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeedecidua1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeemucosa of ileum1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeejejunal mucosa1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeemucosa of transverse colon1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeeamniotic fluid1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeeskin of external ear1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeeleft colon1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeetransitional epithelium of urinary bladder1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeecalvaria1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeegranulocyte1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeegastrula1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeestroma of bone marrow1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeelip1.00infobox
Galectin-3Bgeeskin of abdomen1.00infobox
Galectin-3BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
Galectin-3Chr.Chromosome 14 (human)1.00infobox
Galectin-3Chr.Chromosome 14 (mouse)1.00infobox
Galectin-3DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
Galectin-3End55,145,423 bp1.00infobox
Galectin-3End47,623,617 bp1.00infobox
Galectin-3EnsemblENSG000001319811.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Galectin-3 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Expression, Also and Fibrosis. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Galectin-3
    • Expression
    • Also
    • Fibrosis
    • Levels
    • Cell
    • Cells
    • Heart
    • Shown
    • Angiogenesis
    • Failure
    • Inhibition
    • Signaling
  • galectin-3
    • Expression
    • Also
    • Fibrosis
    • Levels
    • Cell
    • Cells
    • Heart
    • Shown
    • Angiogenesis
    • Failure
    • Inhibition
    • Signaling
  • cell adhesion
    • Apoptosis
    • Metastasis
    • Differentiation
    • Protein
    • Angiogenesis
    • Cell
    • Location
    • Expression
    • Human
    • Important
    • Band
    • Localization
  • gene
    • Lgals3
    • Chromosome
    • Location
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Human
    • Band
    • Protein
    • Galectin
    • Binding
    • Expression
    • Differentiation
  • cancer
    • Metastasis
    • Stroke
    • Disease
    • Fibrosis
    • Differentiation
    • Early
    • Important
    • Localization
    • Location
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
  • stroke
    • Disease
    • Angiogenesis
    • Cancer
    • Early
    • Location
    • Fibrosis
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Chromosome
    • Galectin
    • Mice
    • Necessary
  • human embryonic stem cells
    • Band
    • Location
    • Differentiation
    • Murine
    • Lgals3
    • Cells
    • Human
    • Expression
    • Early
    • Localization
    • Protein
    • Stroke
  • cell growth
    • Differentiation
    • Location
    • Protein
    • Expression
    • Human
    • Metastasis
    • Band
    • Localization
    • Murine
    • Galectin-3
    • Bp
    • Chr

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Galectin-3, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Galectin-3 with Clinical significance. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Galectin-3Clinical significance · splits 55 ⟂ 64
Galectin-3Overview · splits 100 ⟂ 19
Galectin-3Function · splits 100 ⟂ 19
Galectin-3Clinical applications · splits 107 ⟂ 12
Galectin-3Interactions · splits 115 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Galectin-3

Nodes119
Edges118
Triples171
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016807
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Galectin-3 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Clinical significance & Function, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Galectin-3 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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