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Facts about Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | B4GALT2 |
| Uniprot: | O60909 |
| Entrez: | 8704 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glycosyltransferase 7 family |

B4GalT2; B4Gal-T2; B4Gal-T3; beta-1,4-Galactosyltransferase 2; Beta-1,4-GalTase 2; beta-4-GalT2; beta4Gal-T2; beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-glycolipid beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2; EC 2.4.1.-; UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase 2; UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2; UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2; UDP-Gal:beta-GlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2; UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2
Mass (kDA):
41.972 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p34.1 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (43979202..43991171) |
Weakly expressed in various tissues. Highest expression in prostate, testis, ovary, intestine, muscle, and in fetal brain.
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Trans cisternae of Golgi stack.



PMID: 9405390 by Almeida R., et al. A family of human beta4-galactosyltransferases. Cloning and expression of two novel UDP-galactose:beta-n-acetylglucosamine beta1, 4-galactosyltransferases, beta4Gal-T2 and beta4Gal-T3.
PMID: 9597550 by Lo N.-W., et al. The expanding beta 4-galactosyltransferase gene family: messages from the databanks.