Gene Information
Gene NameB3GALT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length422
Protein NamesBeta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 2 (Beta-1,3-GalTase 2) (Beta3Gal-T2) (Beta3GalT2) (EC 2.4.1.86) (UDP-galactose:2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucose 3beta-galactosyltransferase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000162630 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBO43825
Gene CardB3GALT2
Uniprot IDO43825
PfamPF19341; PF01762
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.56471196)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ B3GALT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ B3GALT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ B3GALT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ B3GALT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ B3galt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ B3GALT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ B3galt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ B3GALT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsB3GNT7
ParalogsB3GALT6, B3GNT8, B3GALT1, B3GNT6, B3GALT4, B3GALNT1, B3GALT5, B3GNT4, B3GNT9, B3GNT7, B3GNT2, B3GNT3, B3GNT5, B3GALNT2, B3GALT9
Tissuecerebral.cortex, gall.bladder, heart, ovary, prostate, lung
Tissue SpecificityDetected in heart and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9417100, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9582303}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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