| Gene Symbol | GALNT2 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 2590 |
| Alt Symbol | GalNAc-T2 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 |
| Other Description | UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2|UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 (GalNAc-T2)|polypeptide GalNAc transferase 2|pp-GaNTase 2 |
| Swissprots | A8K1Y3 Q9NPY4 B7Z8V8 Q10471 C5HU00 |
| Accessions | ACS13744 EAW69908 EAW69909 EAW69910 EAW69911 Q10471 AK025845 AK056187 AK097996 AK098468 AK290048 BAF82737 AK296886 BAH12448 AK300453 BAH13288 AK304029 BAH14094 BC041120 AAH41120 BC050583 BE328743 BF727269 BG773173 N53765 X85019 CAA59381 XM_011544154 XP_011542456 XM_011544155 XP_011542457 NM_001291866 NP_001278795 NM_004481 NP_004472 NR_120373 |
| Function | Catalyzes the initial reaction in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis, the transfer of an N-acetyl-D- galactosamine residue to a serine or threonine residue on the protein receptor. Has a broad spectrum of substrates for peptides such as EA2, Muc5AC, Muc1a, Muc1b. Probably involved in O-linked glycosylation of the immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) hinge region. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12438318, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16434399, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7592619, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9295285}. |
| Subcellular Location | Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9394011}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9394011}. Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9394011}. Note=Resides preferentially in the trans and medial parts of the Golgi stack. A secreted form also exists. |
| Tissue Specificity | Widely expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7592619}. |
| Top Pathways | Mucin type O-Glycan biosynthesis |