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Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
XYLT2
Identifiers
AliasesXYLT2, PXT-II, XT2, xylT-II, SOS, xylosyltransferase 2
External IDsOMIM: 608125; MGI: 2444797; HomoloGene: 23349; GeneCards: XYLT2; OMA:XYLT2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 17 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 17 (human)
Chromosome 17 (human)Genomic location for XYLT2Genomic location for XYLT2
Band17q21.33Start50,346,126 bp
End50,363,138 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)
Chr.Chromosome 11 (mouse)
Chromosome 11 (mouse)Genomic location for XYLT2Genomic location for XYLT2
Band11|11 DStart94,554,677 bp
End94,568,341 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • body of stomach

  • fundus

  • stromal cell of endometrium

  • left testis

  • apex of heart

  • right testis

  • right uterine tube

  • right ovary

  • granulocyte

  • prostate
Top expressed in
  • right kidney

  • lip

  • tail of embryo

  • primary visual cortex

  • neural layer of retina

  • ventricular zone

  • superior frontal gyrus

  • dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell

  • stroma of bone marrow

  • genital tubercle
More reference expression data
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

64132

217119

Ensembl

ENSG00000015532

ENSMUSG00000020868

UniProt

Q9H1B5

Q9EPL0

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_022167

NM_145828

RefSeq (protein)

NP_071450

NP_665827

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 50.35 – 50.36 MbChr 11: 94.55 – 94.57 Mb
PubMed search
Wikidata
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Xylosyltransferase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the XYLT2 gene.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is an isoform of xylosyltransferase, which belongs to a family of glycosyltransferases. This enzyme transfers xylose from UDP-xylose to specific serine residues of the core protein and initiates the biosynthesis of glycosaminoglycan chains in proteoglycans including chondroitin sulfate, heparan sulfate, heparin and dermatan sulfate.

Clinical significance

The enzyme activity, which is increased in scleroderma patients, is a diagnostic marker for the determination of sclerotic activity in systemic sclerosis.

Mutations in this gene have been shown to be the cause of the spondylo-ocular syndrome. It has also been implicated as cofactor in pseudoxanthoma elasticum.

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000015532Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020868Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Götting C, Kuhn J, Zahn R, Brinkmann T, Kleesiek K (Dec 2000). "Molecular cloning and expression of human UDP-d-Xylose:proteoglycan core protein beta-d-xylosyltransferase and its first isoform XT-II". Journal of Molecular Biology. 304 (4): 517–28. doi:10.1006/jmbi.2000.4261. PMID 11099377.
  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: XYLT2 xylosyltransferase II".
  7. Taylan F, Costantini A, Coles N, Pekkinen M, Héon E, Şıklar Z, Berberoğlu M, Kämpe A, Kıykım E, Grigelioniene G, Tüysüz B, Mäkitie O (Mar 2016). "Spondyloocular Syndrome - Novel Mutations in XYLT2 Gene and Expansion of the Phenotypic Spectrum". Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 31 (8): 1577–1585. doi:10.1002/jbmr.2834. PMID 26987875.

Further reading

Transferases: glycosyltransferases (EC 2.4)
2.4.1: Hexosyl-
transferases
Glucosyl-
Galactosyl-
Glucuronosyl-
Fucosyl-
Mannosyl-
2.4.2: Pentosyl-
transferases
Ribose
ADP-ribosyltransferase
Phosphoribosyltransferase
Other
Other
2.4.99: Sialyl
transferases
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