Gene Information
Gene NameGALNT12
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length581
Protein NamesPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 12 (EC 2.4.1.41) (Polypeptide GalNAc transferase 12) (GalNAc-T12) (pp-GaNTase 12) (Protein-UDP acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 12) (UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 12)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000119514 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ8IXK2
Gene CardGALNT12
Uniprot IDQ8IXK2
PfamPF00535; PF00652
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.726050683)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GALNT12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GALNT12 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GALNT12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GALNT12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Galnt12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GALNT12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Galnt12 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GALNT12 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGALNT6, GALNT3
ParalogsGALNT11, GALNT10, GALNTL6, GALNT1, GALNT16, GALNTL5, GALNT18, GALNT2, GALNT13, GALNT9, GALNT14, GALNT17, GALNT7, GALNT6, GALNT8, GALNT5, GALNT3, GALNT15, GALNT4
Tissuecolon, epididymis, gall.bladder, lung, pancreas, parotid.gland, pineal.gland, smooth.muscle
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed at different levels of expression. Highly expressed in digestive organs such as small intestine, stomach, pancreas and colon. Expressed at intermediate level in testis, thyroid gland and spleen. Weakly expressed in whole brain, cerebral cortex, cerebellum, fetal brain, bone marrow, thymus, leukocytes, heart, skeletal muscle, liver, lung, esophagus, kidney, adrenal gland, mammary gland, uterus, placenta, ovary and prostate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12135769}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6PXU  (X-ray  2.01A 
DBSNP rs1356894484  rs10987768  rs1137654  rs41306504  rs367645298  rs149726976  rs145236923  rs920049418  rs868590153  rs1272530441  rs267606840  rs1285871027 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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