CELE_R07B1.10, R07B1.10

lec-8 encodes a glycolipid-binding galectin; LEC-8 binds glycolipids and can inhibit Bacillus thuringiensis Cry5B from binding glycolipids; lec-8 mutants are more susceptible to Cry5B; lec-8 is expressed in the pharyngeal-intestinal valve, the intestinal-rectal valve, and in some vesicles of the intestine; lec-8 expression in the intestine is induced in response to bacterial infection and Cry5B, suggesting that LEC-8 plays a role in host defense response.

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