Gene description for GCNT2
Gene name glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2, I-branching enzyme (I blood group)
Gene symbol GCNT2
Other names/aliases CCAT
CTRCT13
GCNT2C
GCNT5
IGNT
II
NACGT1
NAGCT1
ULG3
bA360O19.2
bA421M1.1
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - GCNT2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_2651
Entrez Gene 2651
HGNC 4204
MIM 600429
UniProt Q06430   Q8N0V5   Q8NFS9  
 GCNT2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
B cells 9685355    
Hepatocellular carcinoma cells 26054723    
 Gene ontology annotations for GCNT2
Molecular Function
    N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity GO:0008109 IMP
Biological Process
    transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway GO:0007179 ISS
    posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression GO:0010608 ISS
    positive regulation of cell migration GO:0030335 ISS
    negative regulation of cell-substrate adhesion GO:0010812 ISS
    positive regulation of cell proliferation GO:0008284 ISS
    glycosaminoglycan biosynthetic process GO:0006024 TAS
    positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling GO:0051897 ISS
    multicellular organismal development GO:0007275 TAS
    maintenance of lens transparency GO:0036438 IMP
    positive regulation of epithelial to mesenchymal transition GO:0010718 ISS
    protein glycosylation GO:0006486 IMP
    positive regulation of ERK1 and ERK2 cascade GO:0070374 ISS
    positive regulation of heterotypic cell-cell adhesion GO:0034116 ISS
Subcellular Localization
    Golgi membrane GO:0000139 IEA
    integral component of membrane GO:0016021 IEA
    cellular_component GO:0005575 ND
    membrane GO:0016020 TAS
 Experiment description of studies that identified GCNT2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 16
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
EV Cytosolic markers
MHCII|CD86|LAMP1|LAMP2|CD63|CD81|CD82|ICAM1|TFRC
EV Membrane markers
EV Negative markers
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Western blotting
PubMed ID 9685355    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Selective enrichment of tetraspan proteins on the internal vesicles of multivesicular endosomes and on exosomes secreted by human B-lymphocytes.
Authors Escola JM, Kleijmeer MJ, Stoorvogel W, Griffith JM, Yoshie O, Geuze HJ
Journal name JBC
Publication year 1998
Sample B cells
Sample name RN (HLA-DR15+)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.12-1.18 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Immunoelectron Microscopy
2
Experiment ID 235
ISEV standards
EM
EV Biophysical techniques
TSG101|Alix|HSC70|GAPDH
EV Cytosolic markers
EV Membrane markers
HSP90B1
EV Negative markers
qNano
EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule mRNA
Identification method RNA Sequencing
PubMed ID 26054723    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hepatocellular carcinoma-derived exosomes promote motility of immortalized hepatocyte through transfer of oncogenic proteins and RNAs
Authors He M, Qin H, Poon TC, Sze SC, Ding X, Co NN, Ngai SM, Chan TF, Wong N
Journal name Carcinogenesis
Publication year 2015
Sample Hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Sample name HKCI-8
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.19 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
RNA
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
RT-PCR
RNA Sequencing
 Protein-protein interactions for GCNT2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which GCNT2 is involved
No pathways found





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