LARGE1 (Entrez ID: 9215)

Entrez Gene ID 9215
Official Gene Symbol LARGE1 (GeneCards)
Full name LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 1
Location 22q12.3
Other ids Vega : OTTHUMG00000150914
MIM : 603590
HGNC : HGNC:6511
Ensembl : ENSG00000133424
Other names LARGE, MDC1D, MDDGA6, MDDGB6
Summary This gene encodes a member of the N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase gene family. It encodes a glycosyltransferase which participates in glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan, and may carry out the synthesis of glycoprotein and glycosphingolipid sugar chains. It may also be involved in the addition of a repeated disaccharide unit. The protein encoded by this gene is the glycotransferase that adds the final xylose and glucuronic acid to alpha-dystroglycan and thereby allows alpha-dystroglycan to bind ligands including laminin 211 and neurexin. Mutations in this gene cause several forms of congenital muscular dystrophy characterized by cognitive disability and abnormal glycosylation of alpha-dystroglycan. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants that encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, May 2018]

Variants

Found 33 variants in this database.