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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00996
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6284
Name Probable polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
Synonyms
  1. GalNAc-T8
  2. Polypeptide GalNAc transferase 8
  3. Protein-UDP acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
  4. UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
  5. pp-GaNTase 8
Gene Name GALNT8
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
Specific 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 (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Mucin type O-glycan biosynthesis
  • protein glycosylation
Reactions
UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosamine + polypeptide → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyl-polypeptide details
UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine + Protein serine → UDP + Tn antigen details
GO Classification
Biological Process
O-glycan processing
post-translational protein modification
Cellular Component
integral to membrane
Golgi membrane
Molecular Function
polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Golgi apparatus membrane
  2. Single-pass type II membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 12
Locus 12p13.3
SNPs GALNT8
Gene Sequence
>1914 bp
ATGATGTTTTGGAGGAAACTCCCCAAAGCCCTCTTCATTGGGCTGACTCTGGCCATTGCT
GTCAATCTCCTTCTGGTATTTTCTAGCAAGGGGACTTTACAAAACCTGTTTACGGGTGGT
CTCCACAGGGAGCTTCCTTTACATCTGAATAAACGCTACGGGGCAGTGATAAAGAGACTC
TCCCACTTGGAGGTGGAATTGCAGGATCTGAAAGAAAGTATGAAATTAGCTCTGAGGCAA
CAAGAAAATGTGAACAGCACACTGAAGAGGGCGAAAGATGAAGTACGCCCTCTTCTAAAG
GCAATGGAAACCAAGGTGAATGAGACAAAGAAGCACAAAACCCAAATGAAACTCTTCCCA
CACTCACAGCTTTTCAGGCAATGGGGCGAGGATCTTTCTGAGGCCCAGCAGAAGGCGGCC
CAGGACCTCTTCCGGAAGTTTGGTTACAACGCGTACCTCAGCAACCAGCTGCCTCTCAAT
CGCACCATCCCCGACACGCGAGACTACAGATGTCTTCGGAAGACATATCCTTCCCAACTC
CCATCCCTCAGTGTCATTCTCATATTCGTGAATGAAGCTCTGTCCATTATACAACGGGCC
ATCACCAGTATCATCAACCGGACGCCCTCTCGATTGTTGAAGGAAATCATCTTGGTGGAT
GATTTCAGCTCAAATGGAGAACTAAAGGTACACTTGGATGAGAAGATTAAGCTTTACAAC
CAGAAGTATCCAGGACTACTGAAAATAATACGGCATCCTGAAAGGAAAGGTCTTGCTCAA
GCCCGCAACACTGGCTGGGAAGCTGCCACAGCAGACGTGGTCGCCATCTTGGATGCTCAC
ATTGAAGTCAATGTTGGGTGGGCAGAGCCAATCTTGGCTCGGATTCAGGAGGACCGCACT
GTGATTGTGTCTCCTGTGTTTGACAACATTCGTTTTGACACCTTCAAACTGGATAAGTAT
GAACTGGCAGTTGATGGGTTTAACTGGGAACTCTGGTGCCGCTACGATGCACTGCCACAA
GCCTGGATTGATCTGCATGATGTCACTGCCCCAGTGAAGAGTCCTTCAATCATGGGCATC
CTGGCTGCTAACAGGCACTTCCTGGGAGAGATCGGGTCTCTGGATGGTGGAATGCTCATC
TATGGAGGAGAGAACGTGGAGCTTAGCCTGAGGGTGTGGCAGTGTGGAGGGAAGGTCGAG
ATTTTGCCCTGTTCCCGGATTGCCCACCTAGAGAGACACCACAAGCCCTACGCCTTGGAT
CTCACCGCTGCCTTGAAGCGCAATGCTCTGCGAGTGGCCGAAATCTGGATGGATGAGCAC
AAACACATGGTCTACTTGGCCTGGAACATACCTCTCCAGAACTCTGGAATAGATTTTGGA
GACGTTTCTTCCAGAATGGCACTCCGGGAAAAACTGAAATGTAAAACTTTTGACTGGTAC
CTGAAAAATGTTTATCCACTCTTGAAGCCACTCCACACCATCGTGGGCTATGGAAGAATG
AAAAACCTATTGGATGAAAATGTCTGCTTGGATCAGGGACCCGTTCCAGGCAACACCCCC
ATCATGTATTACTGCCATGAATTCAGCTCACAGAATGTCTACTATCACCTAACTGGGGAG
CTCTATGTGGGACAACTGATTGCAGAGGCCAGTGCTAGTGATCGCTGCCTGACAGACCCT
GGCAAGGCGGAGAAGCCCACCTTAGAACCATGCTCCAAGGCAGCTAAGAATAGACTGCAT
ATATATTGGGATTTTAAACCGGGAGGAGCTGTCATAAACAGAGATACCAAGCGGTGTCTG
GAGATGAAGAAGGATCTTTTGGGTAGCCACGTGCTTGTGCTCCAGACCTGTAGCACGCAA
GTGTGGGAAATCCAGCACACTGTCAGAGACTGGGGTCAGACCAACAGCCAGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 637
Molecular Weight 72850.77
Theoretical pI 8.86
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Probable polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
MMFWRKLPKALFIGLTLAIAVNLLLVFSSKGTLQNLFTGGLHRELPLHLNKRYGAVIKRL
SHLEVELQDLKESMKLALRQQENVNSTLKRAKDEVRPLLKAMETKVNETKKHKTQMKLFP
HSQLFRQWGEDLSEAQQKAAQDLFRKFGYNAYLSNQLPLNRTIPDTRDYRCLRKTYPSQL
PSLSVILIFVNEALSIIQRAITSIINRTPSRLLKEIILVDDFSSNGELKVHLDEKIKLYN
QKYPGLLKIIRHPERKGLAQARNTGWEAATADVVAILDAHIEVNVGWAEPILARIQEDRT
VIVSPVFDNIRFDTFKLDKYELAVDGFNWELWCRYDALPQAWIDLHDVTAPVKSPSIMGI
LAANRHFLGEIGSLDGGMLIYGGENVELSLRVWQCGGKVEILPCSRIAHLERHHKPYALD
LTAALKRNALRVAEIWMDEHKHMVYLAWNIPLQNSGIDFGDVSSRMALREKLKCKTFDWY
LKNVYPLLKPLHTIVGYGRMKNLLDENVCLDQGPVPGNTPIMYYCHEFSSQNVYYHLTGE
LYVGQLIAEASASDRCLTDPGKAEKPTLEPCSKAAKNRLHIYWDFKPGGAVINRDTKRCL
EMKKDLLGSHVLVLQTCSTQVWEIQHTVRDWGQTNSQ
GenBank ID Protein 7657926
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9NY28
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GALT8_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AJ271385
GeneCard ID GALNT8
GenAtlas ID GALNT8
HGNC ID HGNC:4130
References
General References
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