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PIGM phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class M

Gene ID: 93183, updated on 3-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: GPI-MT-I

Summary

This gene encodes a transmembrane protein that is located in the endoplasmic reticulum and is involved in GPI-anchor biosynthesis. The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor is a glycolipid which contains three mannose molecules in its core backbone. The GPI-anchor is found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This gene encodes a mannosyltransferase, GPI-MT-I, that transfers the first mannose to GPI on the lumenal side of the endoplasmic reticulum. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
1q23.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (160024953..160031990, complement)
Total number of exons:
1

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