glycogen synthase

enzyme class, includes alll types of glycogen/starch synthases
ChemicalSubstance group_or_class_of_enzymes Q86360001
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glycogen synthase

Summary

glycogen synthase is a group or class of enzymes[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • glycogen synthase's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes[3].
  • glycogen synthase's instance of is recorded as gene[4].
  • glycogen synthase is a type of glucosyltransferases[5].
  • glycogen synthase is a type of protein-coding gene[6].
  • glycogen synthase's Commons category is recorded as Glycogen synthase[7].
  • glycogen synthase's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 56580[8].
  • glycogen synthase's genomic start is recorded as 21689123[9].
  • glycogen synthase's genomic start is recorded as 21536107[10].
  • glycogen synthase's genomic end is recorded as 21604847[11].
  • glycogen synthase's genomic end is recorded as 21757781[12].
  • glycogen synthase's molecular function is recorded as starch synthase activity[13].
  • glycogen synthase's molecular function is recorded as glycogen (starch) synthase activity[14].
  • glycogen synthase's molecular function is recorded as NDP-glucose-starch glucosyltransferase activity[15].
  • glycogen synthase's ortholog is recorded as Gys2[16].
  • glycogen synthase's ortholog is recorded as Gys2[17].
  • glycogen synthase's ortholog is recorded as gys2[18].
  • glycogen synthase's ortholog is recorded as gsy-1[19].
  • glycogen synthase's ortholog is recorded as GlyS[20].
  • glycogen synthase's encodes is recorded as Glycogen synthase 2[21].
  • glycogen synthase's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[22].
  • glycogen synthase's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 12[23].
  • glycogen synthase's genetic association is recorded as glycogen storage disease type 0A[24].
  • glycogen synthase's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[25].
  • glycogen synthase's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/2998[26].
  • glycogen synthase's cytogenetic location is recorded as 12p12.1[27].

Why It Matters

glycogen synthase ranks in the top 6% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Chromosome human chromosome 12
    Instance of
    Subclass of glucosyltransferases, protein-coding gene
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