Synonyms:ENTREZ:8908, GN-2, GN2, GYG2, HGNC:4700, MIM:300198, NM_001079855, NM_001184702, NM_001184703, NM_001184704, NM_003918, NP_001073324, NP_001171631, NP_001171632, NP_001171633, NP_003909, XM_011545600, XM_017029927, XM_017029928, XM_017029929, XM_017029930, XM_017029931, XP_011543902, XP_016885416, XP_016885417, XP_016885418, XP_016885419, XP_016885420, glycogenin 2
Omim:OMIM:300198
Id:ENSG00000056998
Hgnc:HGNC:4700
Description:glycogenin 2
This gene encodes a member of the the glycogenin family. Glycogenin is a self-glucosylating protein involved in the initiation reactions of glycogen biosynthesis. A gene on chromosome 3 encodes the muscle glycogenin and this X-linked gene encodes the glycogenin mainly present in liver; both are involved in blood glucose homeostasis. This gene has a short version on chromosome Y, which is 3' truncated and can not make a functional protein. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]