Gene Information
Gene NameGCNT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length428
Protein NamesBeta-1,3-galactosyl-O-glycosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.102) (Core 2 beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase) (C2GlcNAcT) (Core 2-branching enzyme) (Core2-GlcNAc-transferase) (C2GNT) (Core 2 GNT) (Leukocyte type core 2 beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase) (C2GnT-L)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000187210 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ02742
Gene CardGCNT1
Uniprot IDQ02742
PfamPF02485
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.955981447)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ GCNT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ GCNT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ GCNT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ GCNT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gcnt1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ GCNT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Gcnt1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ GCNT1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGCNT3, GCNT4
ParalogsWSCD1, GCNT2, GCNT7, XYLT1, GCNT3, GCNT4, XYLT2, WSCD2
Tissuesmall.intestine
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in activated T-lymphocytes and myeloid cells.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2282683  rs11546569 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23027862};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23027862}. Note=Also detected in the trans-Golgi network.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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