B3GALNT2, Official Symbol B3GALNT2provided by HGNC Official Full Name beta-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:28596 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000162885 MIM:610194; AllianceGenome:HGNC:28596 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 MDDGA11; B3GalNAc-T2 Summary This gene encodes a member of the glycosyltransferase 31 family. The encoded protein synthesizes GalNAc:beta-1,3GlcNAc, a novel carbohydrate structure, on N- and O-glycans. Alternatively spliced transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2013] Expression Ubiquitous expression in prostate (RPKM 6.9), esophagus (RPKM 6.9) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all