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  2. PIGY - phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Y Gene

PIGY - phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Y Gene

Canis lupus familiaris (sub-species: familiaris)
Gene ID: 487853 | Gene type: protein coding

About PIGY

Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is part of the GPI-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (GIP-GnT) complex which initiates the biosynthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). GPI is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum and serves as an anchor for many surface proteins. Proteins containing GPI anchors can have an important role in cell-cell interactions. The transcript for this gene is bicistronic. The downstream open reading frame encodes this GPI-GnT complex protein, while the upstream open reading frame encodes a protein with unknown function, as represented by GeneID:100996946. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]

PIGY Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001270970.1 NP_001257899.1 phosphatidylinositol N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit Y
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

phosphatidylinositol N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit Y

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens PIGY NCBI NCBI:84992