Gene Information
Gene NameGALNT3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length633
Protein NamesPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 (EC 2.4.1.41) (Polypeptide GalNAc transferase 3) (GalNAc-T3) (pp-GaNTase 3) (Protein-UDP acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3) (UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000115339 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ14435
Gene CardGALNT3
Uniprot IDQ14435
PfamPF00535; PF00652
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.333141771)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GALNT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GALNT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GALNT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GALNT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Galnt3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GALNT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Galnt3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GALNT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGALNT12, GALNT6
ParalogsGALNT11, GALNT10, GALNTL6, GALNT1, GALNT16, GALNTL5, GALNT18, GALNT2, GALNT13, GALNT9, GALNT14, GALNT17, GALNT7, GALNT12, GALNT6, GALNT8, GALNT5, GALNT15, GALNT4
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in organs that contain secretory epithelial glands. Highly expressed in pancreas, skin, kidney and testis. Weakly expressed in prostate, ovary, intestine and colon. Also expressed in placenta and lung and fetal lung and fetal kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12708471, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8663203}.
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, Golgi stack membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9394011};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9394011}. Note=Resides preferentially in the trans and medial parts of the Golgi stack.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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