| Gene Symbol |
UGP2
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| Gene Synonyms |
DEE83 EIEE83 pHC379 SVUGP2 UDPG UDPGP UDPGP2 UGP1 UGPase UGPP1 UGPP2 |
| Gene Full Name |
UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 |
| Gene Summary |
The enzyme encoded by this gene is an important intermediary in mammalian carbohydrate interconversions. It transfers a glucose moiety from glucose-1-phosphate to MgUTP and forms UDP-glucose and MgPPi. In liver and muscle tissue, UDP-glucose is a direct precursor of glycogen; in lactating mammary gland it is converted to UDP-galactose which is then converted to lactose. The eukaryotic enzyme has no significant sequence similarity to the prokaryotic enzyme. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
| Alternative Names |
testis tissue sperm-binding protein Li 58p UDP-glucose diphosphorylase UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 1 UGPase 2 uridindiphosphoglucosepyrophosphorylase 2 uridyl diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase 2 Uridyl diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase-1 UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase 2 UTP-glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase |
| Molecular Weight(MW) |
57kDa(observed:65kDa) |
| Cellular Localization |
Cytoplasm |