A4GNT
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: A4GNT
- Official Name: alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 51146
- UniProt: Q9UNA3
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: N/A
- UniProt Summary: Catalyzes the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to core 2 branched O-glycans (PubMed:10430883). Necessary for the synthesis of type III mucin which is specifically produced in the stomach, duodenum, and pancreatic duct (PubMed:10430883). May protect against inflammation-associated gastric adenocarcinomas (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q14BT6, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10430883}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 13395
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -6.6