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Lgals2 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Lgals2
  • Name
    lectin, galactose-binding, soluble 2
  • Synonyms
    2200008F12Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:895068
    NCBI Gene: 107753
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    5 TSS
  • Candidate for QTL
    1 QTL
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:78735060-78739729 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
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  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 37.70 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    270 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_895068
protein coding gene Chr15:78735060-78739729 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200053200
protein coding gene Chr15:75847705-75852476 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195047862
protein coding gene Chr15:75790080-75794852 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220048793
protein coding gene Chr15:75833524-75838303 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180046947
protein coding gene Chr15:75667109-75671881 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175046610
protein coding gene Chr15:75978400-75983174 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215051502
protein coding gene Chr15:75745365-75750034 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019994
protein coding gene Chr15:72848119-72852899 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005040734
protein coding gene Chr15:75292177-75296889 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210039244
protein coding gene Chr15:75753590-75758361 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185045330
protein coding gene Chr15:75763418-75768179 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205046882
protein coding gene Chr15:75483239-75488005 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000043438
protein coding gene Chr15:75339486-75344211 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230051573
protein coding gene Chr15:79096141-79100908 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190042837
protein coding gene Chr15:75773621-75778402 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225053038
protein coding gene Chr15:79424209-79428940 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010051321
protein coding gene Chr15:75559960-75564679 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010047104
protein coding gene Chr15:77223776-77228426 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005048677
protein coding gene Chr15:75828672-75833437 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    LGALS2, galectin 2
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    LGALS2, galectin 2
  • Synonyms
    HL14
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3957
    UniProt: P05162

  • Chr Location
    22q13.1; chr22:37570248-37582616 (-)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with human LGALS2 associations

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    14 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    29 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a knockout allele exhibit altered leukocyte numbers, increased susceptibility to type IV hypersensitivity reaction, enhanced humoral immune response, increased colon mucin and increased spleen red pulp.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 107753 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4670 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_025622 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 607 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9CQW5 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 130 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 19
      cDNA 18
      Primer pair 1

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:1913785, MGI:2145981
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 63
      Developmental Gene Expression 1
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 29
    • Earliest
      J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
    • Latest
      J:387680 Ahn B, et al., Disorganization of Transcriptional Regulation and Alteration of Keratin Family Gene Expression in Hairy Ear Mice. Genes (Basel). 2026 Jan 31;17(2)

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    last database update
    09/08/2026
    MGI 6.24
    The Jackson Laboratory