Charcot-Leyden Crystal Galectin; Charcot-Leyden Crystal Protein; Eosinophil Lysophospholipase; Lysolecithin Acylhydrolase; Lectin, Galactoside-Binding, Soluble, 10; LGALS10A; LGALS10

Lysophospholipases are enzymes that act on biological membranes to regulate the multifunctional lysophospholipids. The protein encoded by this gene is a lysophospholipase expressed in eosinophils and basophils. It hydrolyzes lysophosphatidylcholine to glycerophosphocholine and a free fatty acid. This protein may possess carbohydrate or IgE-binding activities. It is both structurally and functionally related to the galectin family of beta-galactoside binding proteins. It may be associated with inflammation and some myeloid leukemias.