Entrez gene ID | | 23556 |
Official gene symbol | | PIGN |
Full name | | phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class N |
Aliases | | ,MCD4,MDC4,MGC26427,PIG-N, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a protein that is involved in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This protein is expressed in the endoplasmic reticulum and transfers phosphoethanolamine (EtNP) to the first mannose of the GPI anchor. Two alternatively spliced variants, which encode an identical isoform, have been reported. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 18 Locus: 18q21.33 |
Gene position | | 59854289 - 59711457 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 142833 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 606097 |