Gene description for GYS2
Gene name glycogen synthase 2 (liver)
Gene symbol GYS2
Other names/aliases -
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - GYS2
ExoCarta ExoCarta_2998
Entrez Gene 2998
HGNC 4707
MIM 138571
UniProt P54840  
 GYS2 identified in exosomes derived from the following tissue/cell type
Squamous carcinoma cells 20124223    
 Gene ontology annotations for GYS2
Molecular Function
    glycogen synthase activity, transferring glucose-1-phosphate GO:0061547 TAS
    glycogen (starch) synthase activity GO:0004373 ISS
    protein homodimerization activity GO:0042803 TAS
Biological Process
    glucose metabolic process GO:0006006 TAS
    small molecule metabolic process GO:0044281 TAS
    response to glucose GO:0009749 ISS
    generation of precursor metabolites and energy GO:0006091 TAS
    carbohydrate metabolic process GO:0005975 TAS
    glycogen biosynthetic process GO:0005978 TAS
Subcellular Localization
    cortical actin cytoskeleton GO:0030864 ISS
    cytosol GO:0005829 TAS
    ectoplasm GO:0043265 ISS
    cytoskeleton GO:0005856 ISS
    cytoplasm GO:0005737 ISS
    cell cortex GO:0005938 ISS
 Experiment description of studies that identified GYS2 in exosomes
1
Experiment ID 191
ISEV standards
✘ EV Biophysical techniques
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Alix
EV Cytosolic markers
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CD81|CD9
EV Membrane markers
✘ EV Negative markers
✘ EV Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 20124223    
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment description Hypoxic tumor cell modulates its microenvironment to enhance angiogenic and metastatic potential by secretion of proteins and exosomes.
Authors Park JE, Tan HS, Datta A, Lai RC, Zhang H, Meng W, Lim SK, Sze SK.
Journal name Mol Cell Proteomics
Publication year 2010
Sample Squamous carcinoma cells
Sample name Squamous carcinoma cell (A431)
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for GYS2
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
No interactions are found.
 Pathways in which GYS2 is involved
PathwayEvidenceSource
Glycogen synthesis TAS Reactome
Myoclonic epilepsy of Lafora TAS Reactome





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