Galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the B3GAT2 gene.[5][6]

B3GAT2
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesB3GAT2, GLCATS, beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 2
External IDsOMIM: 607497; MGI: 2389490; HomoloGene: 50574; GeneCards: B3GAT2; OMA:B3GAT2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_080742

NM_172124

RefSeq (protein)

NP_542780

NP_742122

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 70.86 – 70.96 MbChr 1: 23.8 – 23.89 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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The product of this gene is a transmembrane protein belonging to the glucuronyltransferase family, and catalyzes the transfer of a beta-1,3 linked glucuronic acid to a terminal galactose in different glycoproteins or glycolipids containing a Gal-beta-1-4GlcNAc or Gal-beta-1-3GlcNAc residue. The encoded protein is involved in the synthesis of the human natural killer-1 (HNK-1) carbohydrate epitope, a sulfated trisaccharide implicated in cellular migration and adhesion in the nervous system.[6]

Use of HNK-1 Antibody for Neural Crest Research

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Antibodies raised against the HNK-1 epitope have played a large role in studies of the neural crest, especially in the avian embryo.[7] The first antibody raised against this epitope was NC-1,[8] which permitted much easier analyses of neural crest migration pathways. In avians, and especially in other vertebrates, the results of HNK-1 staining should be interpreted with caution as the epitope is not unique to the neural crest.

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000112309Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000026156Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Imiya K, Ishizaki T, Seiki T, Saito F, Inazawa J, Oka S, Kawasaki T (Oct 2002). "cDNA cloning, genomic structure and chromosomal mapping of the mouse glucuronyltransferase-S involved in the biosynthesis of the HNK-1 carbohydrate epitope". Gene. 296 (1–2): 29–36. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(02)00840-5. PMID 12383500.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: B3GAT2 beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 2 (glucuronosyltransferase S)".
  7. ^ Bronner-Fraser M (May 1986). "Analysis of the early stages of trunk neural crest migration in avian embryos using monoclonal antibody HNK-1". Dev. Biol. 115 (1): 44–55. doi:10.1016/0012-1606(86)90226-5. PMID 3516760.
  8. ^ Vincent M, Thiery JP (June 1984). "A cell surface marker for neural crest and placodal cells: further evolution in peripheral and central nervous system". Dev. Biol. 103 (2): 468–81. doi:10.1016/0012-1606(84)90334-8. PMID 6202575.
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  • Human B3GAT2 genome location and B3GAT2 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
  • PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Galactosylgalactosylxylosylprotein 3-beta-glucuronosyltransferase 2 (B3GAT2)

Further reading

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