Gene Information
Gene NameB3GALNT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length500
Protein NamesUDP-GalNAc:beta-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2 (Beta-1,3-GalNAc-T2) (EC 2.4.1.313) (Beta-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase II)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000162885 )
3 ( ENSG00000282880 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8NCR0
Gene CardB3GALNT2
Uniprot IDQ8NCR0
PfamPF01762
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.799981626)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ B3GALNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ B3GALNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ B3GALNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ B3GALNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ B3galnt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ B3GALNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ B3galnt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ B3GALNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsB3GALT2, B3GALT6, B3GNT8, B3GALT1, B3GNT6, B3GALT4, B3GALNT1, B3GALT5, B3GNT4, B3GNT9, B3GNT7, B3GNT2, B3GNT3, B3GNT5, B3GALT9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues examined, but at highest levels in testis, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and ovary. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14724282}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs367543072  rs367543073  rs367543074  rs367543076 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23453667}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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