phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class A
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The PIGA gene provides instructions for making a protein called phosphatidylinositol glycan class A (shortened to PIG-A). The PIG-A protein takes part in a series of steps that produce a molecule called glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. Specifically, the PIG-A protein is one piece of a group of proteins (a complex) that performs the first step of the series, which produces an intermediate molecule called N-acetylglucosaminyl phosphatidylinositol, or GlcNAc-PI.
Normal function
The PIGA gene provides instructions for making a protein called phosphatidylinositol glycan class A (shortened to PIG-A). The PIG-A protein takes part in a series of steps that produce a molecule called glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor. Specifically, the PIG-A protein is one piece of a group of proteins (a complex) that performs the first step of the series, which produces an intermediate molecule called N-acetylglucosaminyl phosphatidylinositol, or GlcNAc-PI.
The GPI anchor, the ultimate product of the series of steps, attaches many different proteins to the cell membrane. These proteins are known as GPI-anchored proteins. Anchored proteins have a variety of roles, including sticking cells to one another, relaying signals into cells, and protecting cells from destruction.
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Altri nomi
GLCNAC-PI synthesis protein
GPI anchor biosynthesis
GPI3
phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class A
phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class A (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria)
phosphatidylinositol glycan, class A (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria)
phosphatidylinositol N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase subunit A
phosphatidylinositol-glycan biosynthesis, class A protein
PIG-A
PIGA_HUMAN
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Ulteriori letture e riferimenti
- phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class A; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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