ID:EXT2_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Exostosin-2; EC=2.4.1.224; EC=2.4.1.225; AltName: Full=Glucuronosyl-N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan/N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-alpha-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase; AltName: Full=Multiple exostoses protein 2; AltName: Full=Putative tumor suppressor protein EXT2; FUNCTION: Glycosyltransferase required for the biosynthesis of heparan-sulfate. The EXT1/EXT2 complex possesses substantially higher glycosyltransferase activity than EXT1 or EXT2 alone. Appears to be a tumor suppressor. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: UDP-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine + beta-D- glucuronosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-proteoglycan = UDP + N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucuronosyl- (1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-proteoglycan. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY: UDP-alpha-D-glucuronate + N-acetyl-alpha-D- glucosaminyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucuronosyl-proteoglycan = UDP + beta- D-glucuronosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminyl-(1->4)-beta-D- glucuronosyl-proteoglycan. PATHWAY: Protein modification; protein glycosylation. SUBUNIT: Forms a homo/hetero-oligomeric complex with EXT1. Interacts with GALNT5. SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Endoplasmic reticulum membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Golgi apparatus membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=The EXT1/EXT2 complex is localized in the Golgi apparatus. TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. DISEASE: Defects in EXT2 are a cause of hereditary multiple exostoses type 2 (EXT2) [MIM:133701]. EXT is a genetically heterogeneous bone disorder caused by genes segregating on human chromosomes 8, 11, and 19 and designated EXT1, EXT2 and EXT3 respectively. EXT is a dominantly inherited skeletal disorder primarily affecting endochondral bone during growth. The disease is characterized by formation of numerous cartilage-capped, benign bone tumors (osteocartilaginous exostoses or osteochondromas) that are often accompanied by skeletal deformities and short stature. In a small percentage of cases exostoses have exhibited malignant transformation resulting in an osteosarcoma or chondrosarcoma. Osteochondromas development can also occur as a sporadic event. DISEASE: Defects in EXT2 are a cause of Potocki-Shaffer syndrome (POSHS) [MIM:601224]. It is a contiguous gene syndrome due to proximal deletion of chromosome 11p11.2, including EXT2 and ALX4. SIMILARITY: Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 47 family. WEB RESOURCE: Name=Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology; URL="http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Genes/EXT2ID213.html"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=GeneReviews; URL="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/lab/gene/EXT2"; WEB RESOURCE: Name=GGDB; Note=GlycoGene database; URL="http://riodb.ibase.aist.go.jp/rcmg/ggdb/";
The RNAfold program from the Vienna RNA Package is used to perform the secondary structure predictions and folding calculations. The estimated folding energy is in kcal/mol. The more negative the energy, the more secondary structure the RNA is likely to have.
ModBase Predicted Comparative 3D Structure on Q93063
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Orthologous Genes in Other Species
Orthologies between human, mouse, and rat are computed by taking the best BLASTP hit, and filtering out non-syntenic hits. For more distant species reciprocal-best BLASTP hits are used. Note that the absence of an ortholog in the table below may reflect incomplete annotations in the other species rather than a true absence of the orthologous gene.
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Common Gene Haplotype Alleles 
