{"symbol":"GYG2","synonyms":["GN2","GN-2"],"name":"glycogenin 2","description":"This gene encodes a member of the the glycogenin family. Glycogenin is a self-glucosylating protein involved in the initiation reactions of glycogen biosynthesis. A gene on chromosome 3 encodes the muscle glycogenin and this X-linked gene encodes the glycogenin mainly present in liver; both are involved in blood glucose homeostasis. This gene has a short version on chromosome Y, which is 3\u0027 truncated and can not make a functional protein. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8908,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8908","proteins":[{"symbol":"GLYG2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/GLYG2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}