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Facts about Alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase 2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | A3GALT2 |
| Uniprot: | U3KPV4 |
| Entrez: | 127550 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glycosyltransferase 6 family |

Alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase 2
Mass (kDA):
38.754 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p35.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (33306766..33321098, complement) |
Expressed in thymus and monocyte derived dendritic cells.
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Also found in numerous large vesicles throughout the cytoplasm of the soma.


PMID: 18630988 by Christiansen D., et al. Humans lack iGb3 due to the absence of functional iGb3-synthase: implications for NKT cell development and transplantation.
PMID: 23378701 by Tahiri F., et al. Lack of iGb3 and isoglobo-Series glycosphingolipids in pig organs used for xenotransplantation: implications for natural killer T-cell biology.