Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase Like Protein 1 (b3GNTL1)

b3GNTL1 belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family. Widely expressed. Highly expressed in adult pancreas. Expressed at moderate level in kidney, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis and ovary. Weakly expressed in small intestine, colon, peripheral blood leukocyte and liver. Glycosyltransferases are enzymes (EC 2.4) that act as a catalyst for the transfer of a monosaccharide unit from an activated nucleotide sugar to an Glycosyl acceptor molecule, usually an alcohol.The result of glycosyl transfer can be a carbohydrate, glycoside, oligosaccharide, or a polysaccharide. Some glycosyltransferases catalyse transfer to inorganic phosphate or water. Glycosyl transfer can also occur to protein residues, usually to tyrosine, serine, or threonine to give O-linked glycoproteins, or to asparagine to give N-linked glycoproteins.