B4GALNT2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: B4GALNT2
- Official Name: beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyltransferase 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 124872
- UniProt: Q8NHY0
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Involved in the synthesis of the Sd(a) antigen (Sia- alpha2,3-[GalNAc-beta1,4]Gal-beta1,4-GlcNAc), a carbohydrate determinant expressed on erythrocytes, the colonic mucosa and other tissues. Transfers a beta-1,4-linked GalNAc to the galactose residue of an alpha-2,3-sialylated chain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12678917, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14688233}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 9921
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 4.7