{"symbol":"B4GALNT2","synonyms":["GALGT2","B4GALT"],"name":"beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl transferase 2","description":"B4GALNT2 catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of the human Sd(a) antigen through the addition of an N-acetylgalactosamine residue via a beta-1,4 linkage to a subterminal galactose residue substituted with an alpha-2,3-linked sialic acid. B4GALNT2 also catalyzes the last step in the biosynthesis of the Cad antigen (Montiel et al., 2003 [PubMed 12678917]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":124872,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/124872","proteins":[{"symbol":"B4GN2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/B4GN2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}