Phosphatidylinositol N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit Q is an
enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PIGQgene.[5][6][7]
This gene is involved in the first step in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This gene encodes a N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase component that is part of the complex that catalyzes transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from UDP-GlcNAc to phosphatidylinositol (PI).[7]
Tiede A, Daniels RJ, Higgs DR, et al. (2001). "The human GPI1 gene is required for efficient glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis". Gene. 271 (2): 247–54.
doi:
10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00510-8.
PMID11418246.
Phosphatidylinositol N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit Q is an
enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PIGQgene.[5][6][7]
This gene is involved in the first step in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis. The GPI-anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This gene encodes a N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase component that is part of the complex that catalyzes transfer of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) from UDP-GlcNAc to phosphatidylinositol (PI).[7]
Tiede A, Daniels RJ, Higgs DR, et al. (2001). "The human GPI1 gene is required for efficient glycosylphosphatidylinositol biosynthesis". Gene. 271 (2): 247–54.
doi:
10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00510-8.
PMID11418246.