B4GALT2

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B4GALT2
Identifiers
Aliases B4GALT2 , B4Gal-T2, B4Gal-T3, beta4Gal-T2, beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2
External IDs OMIM: 604013 MGI: 1858493 HomoloGene: 2804 GeneCards: B4GALT2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_030587
NM_001005417
NM_003780

NM_001253381
NM_017377

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001005417
NP_003771
NP_085076

NP_001240310
NP_059073

Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 43.98 – 43.99 Mb Chr 4: 117.73 – 117.74 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the B4GALT2 gene. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

This gene is one of seven beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4GalT) genes. They encode type II membrane-bound glycoproteins that appear to have exclusive specificity for the donor substrate UDP-galactose; all transfer galactose in a beta1,4 linkage to similar acceptor sugars: GlcNAc, Glc, and Xyl. Each beta4GalT has a distinct function in the biosynthesis of different glycoconjugates and saccharide structures. As type II membrane proteins, they have an N-terminal hydrophobic signal sequence that directs the protein to the Golgi apparatus and which then remains uncleaved to function as a transmembrane anchor. By sequence similarity, the beta4GalTs form four groups: beta4GalT1 and beta4GalT2, beta4GalT3 and beta4GalT4, beta4GalT5 and beta4GalT6, and beta4GalT7. The enzyme encoded by this gene synthesizes N-acetyllactosamine in glycolipids and glycoproteins. Its substrate specificity is affected by alpha-lactalbumin but it is not expressed in lactating mammary tissue. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000117411 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000028541 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Almeida R, Amado M, David L, Levery SB, Holmes EH, Merkx G, van Kessel AG, Rygaard E, Hassan H, Bennett E, Clausen H (Jan 1998). "A family of human beta4-galactosyltransferases. Cloning and expression of two novel UDP-galactose:beta-n-acetylglucosamine beta1, 4-galactosyltransferases, beta4Gal-T2 and beta4Gal-T3". J Biol Chem. 272 (51): 31979–91. doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.51.31979 . hdl: 2066/216416 . PMID   9405390.
  6. Lo NW, Shaper JH, Pevsner J, Shaper NL (Aug 1998). "The expanding beta 4-galactosyltransferase gene family: messages from the databanks". Glycobiology. 8 (5): 517–26. doi: 10.1093/glycob/8.5.517 . PMID   9597550.
  7. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: B4GALT2 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2".

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