ALG8
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Probable dolichyl pyrophosphate Glc1Man9GlcNAc2 alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase is an enzyme encoded in humans by the ALG8 gene.[5]
External IDsOMIM: 608103; MGI: 2141959; HomoloGene: 6931; GeneCards: ALG8; OMA:ALG8 - orthologs
This gene encodes a member of the ALG6/ALG8 glucosyltransferase family. The encoded protein catalyzes the addition of the second glucose residue to the lipid-linked oligosaccharide precursor for N-linked glycosylation of proteins. Mutations in this gene are associated with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ih (CDG-Ih). Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[5]