N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; I-beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; iGnT; poly-N-acetyllactosamine extension enzyme; UDP-GlcNAc:betagal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1 (B3GNT1, B3GNT6)
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Function
- can initiate synthesis or elongation of linear poly-N-acetyllactosaminoglycans
- protein modification; protein glycosylation
Compartment
- Golgi membrane; single-pass type 2 membrane protein
Expression
- in the adult
- highly expressed in heart, brain, skeletal muscle & kidney
- lower expression in placenta, pancreas, spleen, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine & colon
- very weak expression in lung, liver, thymus & peripheral blood leukocytes
- in fetus
- highly expressed in brain & kidney
- lower expression in lung & liver
More general terms
References
- ↑ UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O43505.html
- ↑ GGDB; Note: glycogene database http://riodb.ibase.aist.go.jp/rcmg/ggdb/
- ↑ SeattleSNPs http://pga.gs.washington.edu/data/b3gnt6/
- ↑ Functional glycomics gateway - GTase; Note: N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase http://www.functionalglycomics.org/glycomics/molecule/jsp/glycoEnzyme/viewglycoEnzyme.jsp?gbpId=gt_hum_547