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Family-organised sequence, structure, mechanism and substrate-specificity records for the CAZy glycosyltransferases

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Homo sapiens · Exostosin-2 (EC 2.4.1.224)

GT64Model organism · annotation ≥ 4Fold GT-ARetaining6 PDB structure(s)

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Identification and annotation

CAZy familyGT64 · CAZy entry
Gene symbolEXT2
Synonyms / alternate names
  • Exostosin glycosyltransferase 2
  • Glucuronosyl-N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-alpha-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  • Heparan sulfate co-polymerase subunit EXT1
  • Multiple exostoses protein 2
UniProt accessionQ93063
NCBI Gene ID2132
Source speciesHomo sapiens
Taxonomic domainEukaryota
UniProt annotation level5

Function and localisation

Enzyme functionExostosin-2 (EC 2.4.1.224)
Subcellular location
  • Golgi apparatus membrane
  • Golgi apparatus, cis-Golgi network membrane
  • Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
  • Secreted

Structure and mechanism

Fold typeGT-A
Catalytic mechanismRetaining
Cation dependenceYes (Mn2+)
Oligomeric statePart of the heparan sulfate polymerase, a dimeric complex co
PDB structures7SCH, 7SCJ, 7SCK, 7UQX, 7UQY, 7ZAY

Donor and acceptor specificity

Sugar nucleotide donorUDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine
Donor CCD code(s)UD1
Acceptor substrate(s)3-O-{[(1->4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1->4)-alpha-D-GlcNAc](n)-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcA-(1->3)-beta-D-Gal-(1->3)-beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-Xyl}-L-seryl-[protein]
Acceptor CCD / GlycoCTnot curated

Protein sequences

Full protein sequence

718 aa
MCASVKYNIRGPALIPRMKTKHRIYYITLFSIVLLGLIATGMFQFWPHSIESSNDWNVEKRSIRDVPVVRLPADSPIPERGDLSCRMHTCFDVYRCGFNPKNKIKVYIYALKKYVDDFGVSVSNTISREYNELLMAISDSDYYTDDINRACLFVPSIDVLNQNTLRIKETAQAMAQLSRWDRGTNHLLFNMLPGGPPDYNTALDVPRDRALLAGGGFSTWTYRQGYDVSIPVYSPLSAEVDLPEKGPGPRQYFLLSSQVGLHPEYREDLEALQVKHGESVLVLDKCTNLSEGVLSVRKRCHKHQVFDYPQVLQEATFCVVLRGARLGQAVLSDVLQAGCVPVVIADSYILPFSEVLDWKRASVVVPEEKMSDVYSILQSIPQRQIEEMQRQARWFWEAYFQSIKAIALATLQIINDRIYPYAAISYEEWNDPPAVKWGSVSNPLFLPLIPPQSQGFTAIVLTYDRVESLFRVITEVSKVPSLSKLLVVWNNQNKNPPEDSLWPKIRVPLKVVRTAENKLSNRFFPYDEIETEAVLAIDDDIIMLTSDELQFGYEVWREFPDRLVGYPGRLHLWDHEMNKWKYESEWTNEVSMVLTGAAFYHKYFNYLYTYKMPGDIKNWVDAHMNCEDIAMNFLVANVTGKAVIKVTPRKKFKCPECTAIDGLSLDQTHMVERSECINKFASVFGTMPLKVVEHRADPVLYKDDFPEKLKSFPNIGSL

Catalytic domain sequence

280 aa
KNKIKVYIYALKKYVDDFGVSVSNTISREYNELLMAISDSDYYTDDINRACLFVPSIDVLNQNTLRIKETAQAMAQLSRWDRGTNHLLFNMLPGGPPDYNTALDVPRDRALLAGGGFSTWTYRQGYDVSIPVYSPLSAEVDLPEKGPGPRQYFLLSSQVGLHPEYREDLEALQVKHGESVLVLDKCTNLSEGVLSVRKRCHKHQVFDYPQVLQEATFCVVLRGARLGQAVLSDVLQAGCVPVVIADSYILPFSEVLDWKRASVVVPEEKMSDVYSILQSI