Entrez gene ID | | 2998 |
Official gene symbol | | GYS2 |
Full name | | glycogen synthase 2 (liver) |
Aliases | | ,-, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene, liver glycogen synthase, catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of glycogen - the transfer of a glucose molecule from UDP-glucose to a terminal branch of the glycogen molecule. Mutations in this gene cause glycogen storage disease type 0 (GSD-0) - a rare type of early childhood fasting hypoglycemia with decreased liver glycogen content. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12p12.2 |
Gene position | | 21757781 - 21689123 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 68659 bp |
Gene sequence |
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