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UGP2
Plays a central role as a glucosyl donor in cellular metabolic pathways. Belongs to the UDPGP type 1 family. 2 alternatively spliced human isoforms have been reported. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
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| Protein type: Carbohydrate Metabolism - amino sugar and nucleotide sugar; Carbohydrate Metabolism - galactose; Carbohydrate Metabolism - pentose and glucuronate interconversions; Carbohydrate Metabolism - starch and sucrose; EC 2.7.7.9; Transferase |
| Chromosomal Location of mouse Ortholog: 11 A3.1|11 13.89 cM |
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Cellular Component:
cytoplasm
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Molecular Function:
glucose binding; identical protein binding; metal ion binding; nucleotidyltransferase activity; pyrimidine ribonucleotide binding; transferase activity; uridylyltransferase activity; UTP:glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase activity
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Biological Process:
brain development; glucose 1-phosphate metabolic process; glycogen biosynthetic process; glycogen metabolic process; UDP-glucose metabolic process
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Reference #:
Q91ZJ5
(UniProtKB)
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Alt. Names/Synonyms: MGC38262; OTTMUSP00000005424; UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase; UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 2; UDPGP; Ugp2; UGPA; UGPase; uridindiphosphoglucosepyrophosphorylase 2; UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
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Gene Symbols: Ugp2
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Molecular weight:
56,979 Da
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Basal Isoelectric point:
7.18
Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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