MGAT1
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Alpha-1,3-mannosyl-glycoprotein 2-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the MGAT1 gene.[5][6]
AliasesMGAT1, GLCNAC-TI, GLCT1, GLYT1, GNT-1, GNT-I, MGAT, GnTI, mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
External IDsOMIM: 160995; MGI: 96973; HomoloGene: 1804; GeneCards: MGAT1; OMA:MGAT1 - orthologs
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| Aliases | MGAT1, GLCNAC-TI, GLCT1, GLYT1, GNT-1, GNT-I, MGAT, GnTI, mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are over 100 different glycosyltransferases involved in the synthesis of protein-bound and lipid-bound oligosaccharides. UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:alpha-3-D-mannoside beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I is a medial-Golgi enzyme essential for the synthesis of hybrid and complex N-glycans. The protein, encoded by a single exon, shows typical features of a type II transmembrane protein. The protein is believed to be essential for normal embryogenesis.[6]