FEATURES

FAMILY

chondroitin N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase family

DESCRIPTION

Also known as CGAT2_HUMAN, CSGALNACT2, CHGN2, GALNACT2. Transfers 1, 4-N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) from UDP-GalNAc to the non-reducing end of glucuronic acid (GlcUA). Required for addition of the first GalNAc to the core tetrasaccharide linker and for elongation of chondroitin chains.

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

CSGALNACT2

Chondroitin sulfate N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2

CSGALNACT2

Molecular Synopsis