PIGY, phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Y

PIGY, phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Y

• The protein encoded by this gene is part of the GPI-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (GIP-GnT) complex which initiates the biosynthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). GPI is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum and serves as an anchor for many surface proteins. Proteins containing GPI anchors can have an important role in cell-cell interactions. The transcript for this gene is bicistronic. The downstream open reading frame encodes this GPI-GnT complex protein, while the upstream open reading frame encodes a protein with unknown function, as represented by GeneID:100996939. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]

• Gene Synonyms (phosphatidylinositol N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit Y, phosphatidylinositol-glycan biosynthesis class Y protein, HPMRS6, PIG-Y,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 84992
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>Q3MUY2
• View the NCBI Database for this Gene »

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phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class Y interacts with:

• transmembrane protein 72

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