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Facts about Beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3.
Has also I-branching enzyme activity by converting linear into branched poly-N-acetyllactosaminoglycans, leading to introduce the blood group I antigen during embryonic development. .
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Gene Name: | GCNT3 |
Uniprot: | O95395 |
Entrez: | 9245 |
Belongs to: |
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glycosyltransferase 14 family |
beta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoproteinbeta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3; beta1,6GlcNAc-transferase; beta1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-M; C2/4GnTGNTM; C24GNT; C2GnT2; C2GNTM; C2GnT-M; C2GnT-mucin type; Core 2/core 4 beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; EC 2.4.1.102; EC 2.4.1.150; glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 3, mucin type; hC2GnT-M; mucus-type core 2 beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
Mass (kDA):
50.864 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 15q22.2 |
Sequence: | 15; NC_000015.10 (59611783..59622723) |
Primarily expressed in mucus-secreting tissues. Expressed in colon, kidney, small intestine, trachea, and stomach, where mucin is produced.
Golgi apparatus membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.
PMID: 9915862 by Yeh J.-C., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of a novel beta-1, 6-N- acetylglucosaminyltransferase that forms core 2, core 4, and I branches.
PMID: 9988682 by Schwientek T., et al. Control of O-glycan branch formation. Molecular cloning of human cDNA encoding a novel beta1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase forming core 2 and core 4.