Gene description for LGALS8
Gene name	galectin 8
Gene symbol	LGALS8
Other names/aliases	Gal-8 PCTA-1 PCTA1 Po66-CBP
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified LGALS8 in Prostate cancer cells
1 Experiment ID 634 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Extracellular vesicles MISEV EVs Identification method Mass spectrometry [LTQ] PubMed ID 27894104    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Proteomic profiling of NCI-60 extracellular vesicles uncovers common protein cargo and cancer type-specific biomarkers. Authors Hurwitz SN, Rider MA, Bundy JL, Liu X, Singh RK, Meckes DG Jr. Journal name Oncotarget Publication year 2016 Sample Prostate cancer cells Sample name PC-3 Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Polymer-based precipitation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [LTQ] EV-TRACK -