GCNT2 (glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2 (I blood group))
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 2651 |
| Gene name | Glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2 (I blood group) |
| Gene symbol | GCNT2 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
CCATCTRCT13GCNT2CGCNT5IGNTIINACGT1NAGCT1ULG3bA360O19.2bA421M1.1
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| Chromosome | 6 |
| Chromosome location | 6p24.3-p24.2 |
| Summary | This gene encodes the enzyme responsible for formation of the blood group I antigen. The i and I antigens are distinguished by linear and branched poly-N-acetyllactosaminoglycans, respectively. The encoded protein is the I-branching enzyme, a beta-1,6-N-a |
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SNPs
SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q8N0V5 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase) (EC 2.4.1.150) (I-branching enzyme) (IGNT) | ||||||||||
| Protein function | Branching enzyme that converts linear into branched poly-N-acetyllactosaminoglycans. Introduces the blood group I antigen during embryonic development. It is closely associated with the development and maturation of erythroid cells. {ECO:0000269 | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform B]: Expressed in lens epithelium cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12424189}.; TISSUE SPECIFICITY: [Isoform C]: Expressed in reticulocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12468428}. | ||||||||||
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| Sequence length | 402 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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