Entrez gene ID | | 26290 |
Official gene symbol | | GALNT8 |
Full name | | UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8 (GalNAc-T8) |
Aliases | | ,GALNAC-T8, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (GalNAc-T) family of enzymes. GalNAc-Ts initiate mucin-type O-linked glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus by catalyzing the transfer of GalNAc to serine and threonine residues on target proteins. They are characterized by an N-terminal transmembrane domain, a stem region, a lumenal catalytic domain containing a GT1 motif and Gal/GalNAc transferase motif, and a C-terminal ricin/lectin-like domain. GalNAc-Ts have different, but overlapping, substrate specificities and patterns of expression. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p13.3 |
Gene position | | 4829752 - 4881892 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 52141 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 606250 |
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