DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating A4GNT and pancreatic intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm

A4GNT [ENSP00000236709]

Alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; Catalyzes the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to core 2 branched O-glycans . Necessary for the synthesis of type III mucin which is specifically produced in the stomach, duodenum, and pancreatic duct . May protect against inflammation-associated gastric adenocarcinomas (By similarity).

Synonyms:  A4GNT,  A4GNTp,  hA4GNT,  Q9UNA3,  Q9UNA3p ...

Linkouts:  STRING  Pharos  UniProt