GALNT17 — Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 17
GALNT17 belongs to a gene co-expression module in 1 of 28 SCUBA cell types. Each module groups genes that rise and fall together in that cell type; the genes it shares a module with are its closest co-expression partners there.
GALNT17's module in each cell type
| Cell type | Module | Shares the module with | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibroblasts | Retinoid Stromal Quiescence Developmental | ACAN, KCTD8, NDUFA4L2, NTRK3, PCDH17, PDE8B, RBP4, RXRG +5 more | View in SCUBA |
About the gene
| Synonyms | GalNAc-T17, GalNAc-T19, GalNAc-T5L, GALNTL3, ppGalNAc-T17, WBSCR17 |
|---|---|
| Chromosome | 7: 71132144-71713600 |
| Predicted location | Intracellular |
| Essential gene | No |
| Protein class | Disease related genes, Enzymes, Human disease related genes, Metabolic proteins, Potential drug targets, Predicted intracellular proteins |
| Molecular function | Glycosyltransferase, Transferase |
Function
May catalyze 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
Human Protein Atlas · Open Targets · UniProt
Gene annotation from the Human Protein Atlas and UniProt; see sources & licences.