Entrez gene ID | | 94005 |
Official gene symbol | | PIGS |
Full name | | phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class S |
Aliases | | ,DKFZp686K20216,FLJ45226, |
Gene summary | | This gene encodes a protein that is involved in GPI-anchor biosynthesis. The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This gene encodes an essential component of the multisubunit enzyme, GPI transamidase. GPI transamidase mediates GPI anchoring in the endoplasmic reticulum, by catalyzing the transfer of fully assembled GPI units to proteins. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17p13.2 |
Gene position | | 26898887 - 26880406 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 18482 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 610271 |