β-1,4-Gal-T2 Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

This gene is one of seven beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4GalT) genes. They encode type II membrane-bound glycoproteins that appear to have exclusive specificity for the donor substrate UDP-galactose; all transfer galactose in a beta1,4 linkage to similar acceptor sugars: GlcNAc, Glc, and Xyl. Each beta4GalT has a distinct function in the biosynthesis of different glycoconjugates and saccharide structures. As type II membrane proteins, they have an N-terminal hydrophobic signal sequence that directs the protein to the Golgi apparatus and which then remains uncleaved to function as a transmembrane anchor. By sequence similarity, the beta4GalTs form four groups: beta4GalT1 and beta4GalT2, beta4GalT3 and beta4GalT4, beta4GalT5 and beta4GalT6, and beta4GalT7. The enzyme encoded by this gene synthesizes N-acetyllactosamine in glycolipids and glycoproteins. Its substrate specificity icatalytic activity:UDP-galactose + D-glucose = UDP + lactose., catalytic activity:UDP-galactose + N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminylglycopeptide = UDP + beta-D-galactosyl- (1->4) -N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminylglycopeptide., catalytic activity:UDP-galactose + N-acetyl-D-glucosamine = UDP + N-acetyllactosamine., cofactor:Manganese., function:Responsible for the synthesis of complex-type N-linked oligosaccharides in many glycoproteins as well as the carbohydrate moieties of glycolipids. Can produce lactose., online information:Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2, online information:GlycoGene database, pathway:Protein modification; protein glycosylation., similarity:Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 7 family., subcellular location:Trans cisternae of Golgi stack., tissue specificity:Weakly expressed in various tissues. Highest expression in prostate, testis, ovary, intestine, muscle, and in fetal brain.

B4GALT2; Beta-1; 4-galactosyltransferase 2; Beta-1,4-GalTase 2; Beta4Gal-T2; b4Gal-T2; UDP-Gal:beta-GlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2; UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2