phosphatidylinositol-glycan biosynthesis class X protein (PIG-X, PIGX)

Function

• probably acts by stabilizing the mannosyltransferase PIGM
• interacts with PIGM (putative)
• glycolipid biosynthesis; GPI-anchor biosynthesis
• N-glycosylated (putative)

Structure

belongs to the PIGX family

Compartment

• endoplasmic reticulum membrane

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• membrane protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8TBF5.html