Gene Information
Gene NameGCNT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length402
Protein NamesN-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase) (EC 2.4.1.150) (I-branching enzyme) (IGNT)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000111846 )
3 ( ENSG00000285222 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8N0V5
Gene CardGCNT2
Uniprot IDQ8N0V5
PfamPF02485
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.256257323)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GCNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gcnt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCNT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gcnt2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGCNT7
ParalogsWSCD1, GCNT7, XYLT1, GCNT3, GCNT1, GCNT4, XYLT2, WSCD2
TissueNA
Tissue Specificity[Isoform B]: Expressed in lens epithelium cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12424189}.;
[Isoform C]: Expressed in reticulocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12468428}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs137853339  rs137853340  rs56141211  rs55940927 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationLPG
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