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GCNT2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18025678

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene[2]
Chromosome
human chromosome 6[12]
Cytogenetic location
6p24.3-p24.2[15]
Encodes
N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase, Glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2 (I blood group), N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase[9][10]
Expressed in
gonad, left ventricle, testicle, apex of heart, duodenum, mucosa of transverse colon, prostate, stomach, human kidney, body of stomach[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genetic association
cataract 13 with adult i phenotype[13]
Genomic end
10629368, 10629601[6][7]
Genomic start
10492223, 10492456[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
41535[3]
Ortholog
Gcnt2, Gcnt2[8]
Strand orientation
forward strand[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en bA360O19.2 en bA421M1.1 en CCAT en CTRCT13 en GCNT2 en GCNT2C en GCNT5 en glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2 (I blood group) en glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2, I-branching enzyme (I blood group) en IGNT en II en NACGT1 en NAGCT1 en ULG3

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Summary

GCNT2 is a gene[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → GCNT2
    Genetic association → cataract 13 with adult i phenotype
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_001491, NM_145649, NM_145655 +10
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2651
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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