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Facts about LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 2.
Elongates the glucuronyl-beta-1,4-xylose-beta disaccharide primer arrangement by adding repeating units [-3-Xylose-alpha-1,3-GlcA-beta-1-] to generate a heteropolysaccharide. Has a higher activity toward alpha-dystroglycan than LARGE.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | LARGE2 |
Uniprot: | Q8N3Y3 |
Entrez: | 120071 |
Belongs to: |
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No superfamily |
LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 2
Mass (kDA):
81.787 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 11p11.2 |
Sequence: | 11; NC_000011.10 (45921621..45929096) |
Widely expressed. Expressed at high level in placenta, pancreas and kidney compared to LARGE. Not expressed in brain.
Golgi apparatus membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.
PMID: 15752776 by Fujimura K., et al. LARGE2 facilitates the maturation of alpha-dystroglycan more effectively than LARGE.
PMID: 15958417 by Grewal P.K., et al. Characterization of the LARGE family of putative glycosyltransferases associated with dystroglycanopathies.