Protein
Probable N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Function
Potential glycopeptide transferase involved in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis (By similarity). In contrast to other members of the family, it does not act as a peptide transferase that transfers GalNAc onto serine or threonine residue on peptides that have been tested. Some peptide transferase activity is however not excluded, considering that its appropriate peptide substrate may remain unidentified.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family. GalNAc-T subfamily.
Sequence
MRRHVVLSIFVFAGIVFAAEEAEKLPKCEHVDPYENLEGWLDLKPLTERKCNHTLKENLTEAESKKSEWGIKSFAFDALSSEKLGPNRNVGKQAHKLCEEEKYDASYSTSVVVIHHNEALSTILRMINGIIEFTPKSLLKEIVLYEDASEEDHVLTKHLEKFAKIKGLEDKLIIKRSEYRQGLIRAKVHASRLATGEVIVFMDSHCEVAERWLEPLLQPIKEDPKSIVLPVVDLINPVSFDYSPSMVAKSGFDWGFTFKWIYLPWEYFETPENNVKPFNSPAMPGGLLAMRKEYFVELGEYDMGMEIWGSENIELSLKAWLCGGRVVVAPCSRVGHVFRMRRPYTSKPGMDTALYNAVRVAKTWLGEYESKFFAVKPRGAKMVFGDLTEPMQVKDRLKCKDMKWFIENVYPELEPKVHDEL