| Protein Name | glycogenin 2 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 8908 |
| Gene Symbol | GYG2 |
| UniProt | O15488 (GLYG2_HUMAN), Q1ZYL7 (Q1ZYL7_HUMAN), B3KUV6 (B3KUV6_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 13 |
Description |
glycogenin 2 |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes a member of the the glycogenin family. Glycogenin is a self-glucosylating protein involved in the initiation reactions of glycogen biosynthesis. A gene on chromosome 3 encodes the muscle glycogenin and this X-linked gene encodes the glycogenin mainly present in liver; both are involved in blood glucose homeostasis. This gene has a short version on chromosome Y, which is 3' truncated and can not make a functional protein. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010] |
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