GALNT8 report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

sc-RNAseq data

Insufficient scRNA-seq data for expression of GALNT8 at tissue level.

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0016266Biological processO-glycan processing
GO_0006493Biological processprotein O-linked glycosylation
GO_0000139Cellular componentGolgi membrane
GO_0005794Cellular componentGolgi apparatus
GO_0004653Molecular functionpolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activity
GO_0030246Molecular functioncarbohydrate binding
GO_0046872Molecular functionmetal ion binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene nameGALNT8
Protein namePolypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8
Probable polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8 (EC 2.4.1.41) (Polypeptide GalNAc transferase 8) (GalNAc-T8) (pp-GaNTase 8) (Protein-UDP acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8) (UDP-GalNAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 8)
Synonyms
DescriptionFUNCTION: Probably catalyzes the initial reaction in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis, the transfer of an N-acetyl-D-galactosamine residue to a serine or threonine residue on the protein receptor. .

AccessionsENST00000535354.1
ENST00000542998.5
ENST00000252318.7
H0YFU9
Q68VJ3
Q9NY28
H0YGU9