Target Information
This gene encodes a key glycosyltransferase that regulates the formation of tri- and multiantennary branching structures in the Golgi apparatus. The encoded protein, in addition to the related isoenzyme B, catalyzes the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from UDP-GlcNAc in a beta-1,4 linkage to the Man-alpha-1,3-Man-beta-1,4-GlcNAc arm of R-Man-alpha-1,6(GlcNAc-beta-1,2-Man-alpha-1,3)Man-beta-1,4-GlcNAc-beta-1,4-GlcNAc-beta-1-Asn. The encoded protein may play a role in regulating the availability of serum glycoproteins, oncogenesis, and differentiation.
Synonyms
2.4.1.145; 9530018I07Rik; alpha-1,3-mannosyl-glycoprotein 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase A; Alpha-1,3-mannosyl-glycoprotein 4-beta-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase A soluble form; alpha-1,3-mannosyl-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; glcNAc-T IVa; glcNAc-T-IVa; GnT-4a; GNT-IV; GNT-IVA; mannoside acetylglucosaminyltransferase 4, isoenzyme A; mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isoenzyme A; mannosyl (alpha-1,3-)-glycoprotein beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, isozyme A; Mgat4a; N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase IVa; N-glycosyl-oligosaccharide-glycoprotein N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase IVa; UDP-GlcNAc:a-1,3-D-mannoside b-1,4-acetylglucosaminyltransferase IV; UDP-N-acetylglucosamine: alpha-1,3-D-mannoside beta-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase IVa; UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:alpha1,3-d-mannoside beta1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase