{"symbol":"GCNT1","synonyms":["C2GNT","G6NT","C2GNT-L","NACGT2","NAGCT2","C2GNT1"],"name":"glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 1, core 2","description":"This gene is a member of the beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase gene family. It is essential to the formation of Gal beta 1-3(GlcNAc beta 1-6)GalNAc structures and the core 2 O-glycan branch. The gene coding this enzyme was originally mapped to 9q21, but was later localized to 9q13. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2650,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2650","proteins":[{"symbol":"GCNT1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GCNT1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}