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GALNT8

Gene
GALNT8
Protein
Probable polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
637 amino acids
Function
Probably catalyzes the initial reaction in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis, the transfer of an N-acetyl-D-galactosamine residue to a serine or threonine residue on the protein receptor.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family. GalNAc-T subfamily.
Mass
72.851 kDa
Sequence
MMFWRKLPKALFIGLTLAIAVNLLLVFSSKGTLQNLFTGGLHRELPLHLNKRYGAVIKRLSHLEVELQDLKESMKLALRQQENVNSTLKRAKDEVRPLLKAMETKVNETKKHKTQMKLFPHSQLFRQWGEDLSEAQQKAAQDLFRKFGYNAYLSNQLPLNRTIPDTRDYRCLRKTYPSQLPSLSVILIFVNEALSIIQRAITSIINRTPSRLLKEIILVDDFSSNGELKVHLDEKIKLYNQKYPGLLKIIRHPERKGLAQARNTGWEAATADVVAILDAHIEVNVGWAEPILARIQEDRTVIVSPVFDNIRFDTFKLDKYELAVDGFNWELWCRYDALPQAWIDLHDVTAPVKSPSIMGILAANRHFLGEIGSLDGGMLIYGGENVELSLRVWQCGGKVEILPCSRIAHLERHHKPYALDLTAALKRNALRVAEIWMDEHKHMVYLAWNIPLQNSGIDFGDVSSRMALREKLKCKTFDWYLKNVYPLLKPLHTIVGYGRMKNLLDENVCLDQGPVPGNTPIMYYCHEFSSQNVYYHLTGELYVGQLIAEASASDRCLTDPGKAEKPTLEPCSKAAKNRLHIYWDFKPGGAVINRDTKRCLEMKKDLLGSHVLVLQTCSTQVWEIQHTVRDWGQTNSQ