DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating GALNT14 and corneal ectasia

GALNT14 [ENSP00000314500]

Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 14; Catalyzes the initial reaction in O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis, the transfer of an N-acetyl-D-galactosamine residue to a serine or threonine residue on the protein receptor. Displays activity toward mucin-derived peptide substrates such as Muc2, Muc5AC, Muc7, and Muc13 (-58). May be involved in O-glycosylation in kidney; Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family. GalNAc-T subfamily.

Synonyms:  GALNT14,  GALNT14p,  hGALNT14,  H7C168,  H7C1E3 ...

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