Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody to galectin 9/Gal~9

The galectins are a family of beta~galactoside~binding proteins implicated in modulating cell~cell and cell~matrix interactions. The protein encoded by this gene is an S~type lectin. It is overexpressed in Hodgkin's disease tissue and might participate in the interaction between the H&RS cells with their surrounding cells and might thus play a role in the pathogenesis of this disease and/or its associated immunodeficiency. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]