Gene: B3GAT1

Alternate names for this Gene: CD57|GLCATP|GLCUATP|HNK1|LEU7|NK-1|NK1

Gene Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the glucuronyltransferase gene family. These enzymes exhibit strict acceptor specificity, recognizing nonreducing terminal sugars and their anomeric linkages. This gene product functions as the key enzyme in a glucuronyl transfer reaction during the biosynthesis of the carbohydrate epitope HNK-1 (human natural killer-1, also known as CD57 and LEU7). Alternate transcriptional splice variants have been characterized.

Gene is located in Chromosome: 11

Location in Chromosome : 11q25

Description of this Gene: beta-1,3-glucuronyltransferase 1

Type of Gene: protein-coding