PIGB, Official Symbol PIGBprovided by HGNC Official Full Name phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Bprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:8959 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000069943 MIM:604122; AllianceGenome:HGNC:8959 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as DEE80; PIG-B; EIEE80; GPI-MT-III Summary This gene encodes a transmembrane protein that is located in the endoplasmic reticulum and is involved in GPI-anchor biosynthesis. The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This gene is thought to encode a member of a family of dolichol-phosphate-mannose (Dol-P-Man) dependent mannosyltransferases. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in thyroid (RPKM 8.6), prostate (RPKM 5.8) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all