GCNT1, Official Symbol GCNT1provided by HGNC Official Full Name glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4203 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000187210 MIM:600391; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4203 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 G6NT; C2GNT; C2GNT1; NACGT2; NAGCT2; C2GNT-L; C2GlcNAcT Summary This gene is a member of the beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase gene family. It is essential to the formation of Gal beta 1-3(GlcNAc beta 1-6)GalNAc structures and the core 2 O-glycan branch. The gene coding this enzyme was originally mapped to 9q21, but was later localized to 9q13. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in duodenum (RPKM 20.0), stomach (RPKM 13.9) and 13 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all