Alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 2

A3GALT2
Identifiers
Aliases	A3GALT2, A3GALT2P, IGBS3S, IGB3S, alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 2
External IDs	MGI: 2685279; HomoloGene: 16326; GeneCards: A3GALT2; OMA:A3GALT2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	33,321,098 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 4 (mouse)
End	128,663,091 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; blood; ; gastric mucosa; ; granulocyte; ; left uterine tube; ; cerebellar hemisphere; ; right hemisphere of cerebellum; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; thoracic aorta;
	Top expressed in
	epiblast; ; embryo; ; ganglionic eminence; ; ventricular zone; ; neural layer of retina; ; cerebellar cortex; ; lens; ; muscle of thigh; ; adrenal gland; ; genital tubercle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	transferase activity; metal ion binding; N-acetyllactosaminide 3-alpha-galactosyltransferase activity; alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase activity; hexosyltransferase activity; glycosyltransferase activity;
Cellular component	membrane; Golgi cisterna membrane; integral component of membrane; Golgi apparatus; vesicle;
Biological process	glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process; glycolipid biosynthetic process; lipid glycosylation; carbohydrate metabolic process; cellular response to manganese ion;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	127550
	215493
	ENSG00000184389
	ENSMUSG00000028794
	U3KPV4
	Q3V1N9
	NM_001080438
	NM_001009819
	NP_001073907
	NP_001009819
	Wikidata
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Alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the A3GALT2 gene.