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Gene information for PIGP (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID51227
Official gene symbolPIGP
Full namephosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class P
Aliases,DCRC,DCRC-S,DSCR5,DSRC,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes an enzyme involved in the first step of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells that serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. The encoded protein is a component of the GPI-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase complex that catalyzes the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from UDP-GlcNAc to phosphatidylinositol (PI). This gene is located in the Down Syndrome critical region on chromosome 21 and is a candidate for the pathogenesis of Down syndrome. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 21   Locus: 21q22.2
Gene position38445458 - 38437664  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size7795 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID605938