Gene Information
Gene NameGALNT6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length622
Protein NamesPolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 6 (EC 2.4.1.41) (Polypeptide GalNAc transferase 6) (GalNAc-T6) (pp-GaNTase 6) (Protein-UDP acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 6) (UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000139629 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ8NCL4
Gene CardGALNT6
Uniprot IDQ8NCL4
PfamPF00535; PF00652
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.735474793)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GALNT6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GALNT6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GALNT6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GALNT6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Galnt6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GALNT6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Galnt6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GALNT6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGALNT3, GALNT12
ParalogsGALNT11, GALNT10, GALNTL6, GALNT1, GALNT16, GALNTL5, GALNT18, GALNT2, GALNT13, GALNT9, GALNT14, GALNT17, GALNT7, GALNT12, GALNT8, GALNT5, GALNT3, GALNT15, GALNT4
Tissuesmall.intestine
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in placenta and trachea. Weakly expressed in brain and pancreas. Expressed in fibroblast. Weakly or not expressed in lung, liver, muscle, kidney, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, intestine, colon, leukocyte, stomach, thyroid, spinal cord, lymph node, trachea, adrenal gland and bone marrow. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10464263}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs747300 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q14435};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q14435}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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