Entrez gene ID | | 8908 |
Official gene symbol | | GYG2 |
Full name | | glycogenin 2 |
Aliases | | ,GN-2,GN2, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a member of the the glycogenin family. Glycogenin is a self-glucosylating protein involved in the initiation reactions of glycogen biosynthesis. A gene on chromosome 3 encodes the muscle glycogenin and this X-linked gene encodes the glycogenin mainly present in liver; both are involved in blood glucose homeostasis. This gene has a short version on chromosome Y, which is 3' truncated and can not make a functional protein. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. |
Location | | Chromosome: X Locus: Xp22.3 |
Gene position | | 2746863 - 2800861 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 53999 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 300198 |
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