B3GAT3, Official Symbol B3GAT3provided by HGNC Official Full Name beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:923 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000149541 MIM:606374; AllianceGenome:HGNC:923 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 JDSCD; GLCATI; glcUAT-I Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the glucuronyltransferase gene family, enzymes that exhibit strict acceptor specificity, recognizing nonreducing terminal sugars and their anomeric linkages. This gene product catalyzes the formation of the glycosaminoglycan-protein linkage by way of a glucuronyl transfer reaction in the final step of the biosynthesis of the linkage region of proteoglycans. A pseudogene of this gene has been identified on chromosome 3. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013] Expression Ubiquitous expression in brain (RPKM 10.1), lymph node (RPKM 9.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all