{"symbol":"GALNT7","synonyms":["GALNACT7","GALNAC-T7"],"name":"polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 7","description":"This gene encodes GalNAc transferase 7, a member of the GalNAc-transferase family. The enzyme encoded by this gene controls the initiation step of mucin-type O-linked protein glycosylation and transfer of N-acetylgalactosamine to serine and threonine amino acid residues. This enzyme is a type II transmembrane protein and shares common sequence motifs with other family members. Unlike other family members, this enzyme shows exclusive specificity for partially GalNAc-glycosylated acceptor substrates and shows no activity with non-glycosylated peptides. This protein may function as a follow-up enzyme in the initiation step of O-glycosylation. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":51809,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/51809","proteins":[{"symbol":"GALT7_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GALT7_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}