Biology:ALG2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Alpha-1,3/1,6-mannosyltransferase ALG2 is an enzyme that is encoded by the ALG2 gene.[1] Mutations in the human gene are associated with congenital defects in glycosylation [2][3] The protein encoded by the ALG2 gene belongs to two classes of enzymes: GDP-Man:Man1GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol alpha-1,3-mannosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.132) and Biology:GDP-Man:Man2GlcNAc2-PP-dolichol alpha-1,6-mannosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.257).

Function

This gene encodes a member of the glycosyltransferase 1 family. The encoded protein acts as an alpha 1,3 mannosyltransferase, mannosylating Man(2)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate and Man(1)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate to form Man(3)GlcNAc(2)-dolichol diphosphate. Defects in this gene have been associated with congenital disorder of glycosylation type Ih (CDG-Ii).[3]

Interactions

ALG2 has been shown to interact with ANXA7[4] and ANXA11.[4]

References

  1. "Biosynthesis of asparagine-linked oligosaccharides in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: the alg2 mutation". Glycobiology 3 (4): 357–64. August 1993. doi:10.1093/glycob/3.4.357. PMID 8400550. 
  2. "A new type of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG-Ii) provides new insights into the early steps of dolichol-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (25): 22498–505. June 2003. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302850200. PMID 12684507. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: ALG2 asparagine-linked glycosylation 2 homolog (S. cerevisiae, alpha-1,3-mannosyltransferase)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=85365. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "The penta-EF-hand domain of ALG-2 interacts with amino-terminal domains of both annexin VII and annexin XI in a Ca2+-dependent manner". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics 1600 (1–2): 61–7. November 2002. doi:10.1016/S1570-9639(02)00445-4. PMID 12445460. 

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