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Symbol GALNTL6 contributors: mct - updated : 10-06-2011
HGNC name UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase-like 6
HGNC id 33844
Location 4q34.1      Physical location : 172.734.574 - 173.961.556
Synonym name
  • UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 17
  • UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 20
  • GaNTase 17
  • protein-UDP acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 17
    • Synonym symbol(s) ppGalNAc-T20, galNAc-T17, GALNT17, MGC44629
    EC.number 2.4.1.41
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 1226.98 kb     16 Exon(s)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    16 - 2850 - 601 - 2010 20977886
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Nervousbrain     Homo sapiens
    Reproductivemale systemtestis    Homo sapiens
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Reproductivespermatocyte Homo sapiens
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • a short cytoplasmic tail
  • a single transmembrane domain
  • a stem region with variable length
  • a catalytic domain with GT1 and Gal/GalNAc-T motifs
  • a C-terminal ricin-type lectin domain which is observed only in ppGalNAc-Ts among all glycosyltransferases
    • HOMOLOGY
    intraspecies homolog to high homology with GALNT10
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,Golgi
    text type II membrane proteins
    basic FUNCTION
  • may be involved in cell maturation and differentiation of brain and testis
  • new glycopeptide GalNAc-transferase, potentially involved in O-glycosylation in spermatogenesis
    • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS