Human Gene EXT2 (ENST00000395673.8) from GENCODE V44
  Description: 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. (from UniProt Q93063)
RefSeq Summary (NM_207122): This gene encodes one of two glycosyltransferases involved in the chain elongation step of heparan sulfate biosynthesis. Mutations in this gene cause the type II form of multiple exostoses. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gencode Transcript: ENST00000395673.8
Gencode Gene: ENSG00000151348.16
Transcript (Including UTRs)
   Position: hg38 chr11:44,095,678-44,247,174 Size: 151,497 Total Exon Count: 15 Strand: +
Coding Region
   Position: hg38 chr11:44,107,713-44,244,287 Size: 136,575 Coding Exon Count: 13 

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Data last updated at UCSC: 2023-08-18 00:09:47

-  Sequence and Links to Tools and Databases
 
Genomic Sequence (chr11:44,095,678-44,247,174)mRNA (may differ from genome)Protein (718 aa)
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-  Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
  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/";

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-  MalaCards Disease Associations
  MalaCards Gene Search: EXT2
Diseases sorted by gene-association score: seizures, scoliosis, and macrocephaly syndrome* (1229), exostoses, multiple, type 2* (1200), hereditary multiple osteochondromas* (340), hereditary multiple osteochondromatosis, type ii* (100), hereditary multiple exostoses (36), potocki-shaffer syndrome* (31), exostosis (28), chondrosarcoma (23), osteochondroma (21), dysplasia epiphysealis hemimelica (13), clear cell chondrosarcoma (9), scoliosis (8), vulvar melanoma (8), motion sickness (8), multiple enchondromatosis, maffucci type (7), enchondromatosis, multiple, ollier type (7), bone remodeling disease (2)
* = Manually curated disease association

-  Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD)
  The following chemicals interact with this gene           more ... click here to view the complete list

-  RNA-Seq Expression Data from GTEx (53 Tissues, 570 Donors)
  Highest median expression: 33.36 RPKM in Cells - Cultured fibroblasts
Total median expression: 644.86 RPKM



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-  mRNA Secondary Structure of 3' and 5' UTRs
 
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5' UTR -112.20244-0.460 Picture PostScript Text
3' UTR -845.302887-0.293 Picture PostScript Text

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-  Protein Domain and Structure Information
  InterPro Domains: Graphical view of domain structure
IPR004263 - Exostosin
IPR015338 - HexNAc_Trfase_a

Pfam Domains:
PF03016 - Exostosin family
PF09258 - Glycosyl transferase family 64 domain

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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-  Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations with Structured Vocabulary
  Molecular Function:
GO:0005515 protein binding
GO:0008375 acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
GO:0015020 glucuronosyltransferase activity
GO:0016740 transferase activity
GO:0016757 transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
GO:0042328 heparan sulfate N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
GO:0046872 metal ion binding
GO:0046982 protein heterodimerization activity
GO:0050508 glucuronosyl-N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-alpha-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity
GO:0050509 N-acetylglucosaminyl-proteoglycan 4-beta-glucuronosyltransferase activity
GO:0042803 protein homodimerization activity

Biological Process:
GO:0001503 ossification
GO:0001707 mesoderm formation
GO:0006024 glycosaminoglycan biosynthetic process
GO:0006486 protein glycosylation
GO:0007165 signal transduction
GO:0015012 heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process
GO:0015014 heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process, polysaccharide chain biosynthetic process
GO:0030154 cell differentiation
GO:0033692 cellular polysaccharide biosynthetic process

Cellular Component:
GO:0000139 Golgi membrane
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
GO:0005789 endoplasmic reticulum membrane
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
GO:0016020 membrane
GO:0016021 integral component of membrane
GO:0043541 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine transferase complex
GO:0070062 extracellular exosome


-  Descriptions from all associated GenBank mRNAs
  AB384969 - Synthetic construct DNA, clone: pF1KB4618, Homo sapiens EXT2 gene for exostosin-2, complete cds, without stop codon, in Flexi system.
U62740 - Human hereditary multiple exostoses gene 2 (EXT2) mRNA, complete cds.
AK312375 - Homo sapiens cDNA, FLJ92700, Homo sapiens exostoses (multiple) 2 (EXT2), mRNA.
BC010058 - Homo sapiens exostoses (multiple) 2, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:19811 IMAGE:3947503), complete cds.
AK296713 - Homo sapiens cDNA FLJ51510 complete cds, highly similar to Exostosin-2 (EC 2.4.1.224).
BC068545 - Homo sapiens exostoses (multiple) 2, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC:87428 IMAGE:5263866), complete cds.
U72263 - Human multiple exostoses type II protein EXT2.I mRNA, complete cds.
BC013050 - Homo sapiens cDNA clone IMAGE:3863353, containing frame-shift errors.
BX648142 - Homo sapiens mRNA; cDNA DKFZp686P0476 (from clone DKFZp686P0476).
U64511 - Human hereditary multiple exostoses gene 2 protein (ext2) mRNA, complete cds.
JF432315 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone IMAGE:100073500 exostoses (multiple) 2 (EXT2) gene, encodes complete protein.
KJ891130 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone ccsbBroadEn_00524 EXT2 gene, encodes complete protein.
KR710406 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone CCSBHm_00012169 EXT2 (EXT2) mRNA, encodes complete protein.
KR710407 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone CCSBHm_00012181 EXT2 (EXT2) mRNA, encodes complete protein.
KR710408 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone CCSBHm_00012194 EXT2 (EXT2) mRNA, encodes complete protein.
KR710409 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens clone CCSBHm_00012202 EXT2 (EXT2) mRNA, encodes complete protein.
JD394936 - Sequence 375960 from Patent EP1572962.
JD414170 - Sequence 395194 from Patent EP1572962.
JD559571 - Sequence 540595 from Patent EP1572962.
CU679593 - Synthetic construct Homo sapiens gateway clone IMAGE:100020467 5' read EXT2 mRNA.
AK309459 - Homo sapiens cDNA, FLJ99500.
JD020361 - Sequence 1385 from Patent EP1572962.
JD030668 - Sequence 11692 from Patent EP1572962.
JD024879 - Sequence 5903 from Patent EP1572962.
JD033804 - Sequence 14828 from Patent EP1572962.
JD200853 - Sequence 181877 from Patent EP1572962.
JD493101 - Sequence 474125 from Patent EP1572962.
JD316999 - Sequence 298023 from Patent EP1572962.
JD099585 - Sequence 80609 from Patent EP1572962.
JD215196 - Sequence 196220 from Patent EP1572962.
JD262957 - Sequence 243981 from Patent EP1572962.
JD167541 - Sequence 148565 from Patent EP1572962.
JD560798 - Sequence 541822 from Patent EP1572962.
JD040306 - Sequence 21330 from Patent EP1572962.
JD373128 - Sequence 354152 from Patent EP1572962.
JD434448 - Sequence 415472 from Patent EP1572962.
JD551094 - Sequence 532118 from Patent EP1572962.
JD301008 - Sequence 282032 from Patent EP1572962.
JD095720 - Sequence 76744 from Patent EP1572962.
JD348575 - Sequence 329599 from Patent EP1572962.

-  Biochemical and Signaling Pathways
  Reactome (by CSHL, EBI, and GO)

Protein Q93063 (Reactome details) participates in the following event(s):

R-HSA-2022851 EXT1:EXT2 transfer GlcNAc to the heparan chain
R-HSA-2022919 EXT1:EXT2 transfers GlcNAc to the terminal GlcA residue
R-HSA-2022856 EXT1:EXT2 transfers GlcNAc to heparan
R-HSA-2076392 EXT1:EXT2 transfers GlcA to heparan
R-HSA-2022928 HS-GAG biosynthesis
R-HSA-1638091 Heparan sulfate/heparin (HS-GAG) metabolism
R-HSA-1630316 Glycosaminoglycan metabolism
R-HSA-71387 Metabolism of carbohydrates
R-HSA-1430728 Metabolism

-  Other Names for This Gene
  Alternate Gene Symbols: B2R5Z6, C9JU51, ENST00000395673.1, ENST00000395673.2, ENST00000395673.3, ENST00000395673.4, ENST00000395673.5, ENST00000395673.6, ENST00000395673.7, EXT2_HUMAN, NM_001389630, O15288, Q93063, uc001mya.1, uc001mya.2, uc001mya.3, uc001mya.4, uc001mya.5
UCSC ID: ENST00000395673.8
RefSeq Accession: NM_207122
Protein: Q93063 (aka EXT2_HUMAN)

-  GeneReviews for This Gene
  GeneReviews article(s) related to gene EXT2:
ext (Hereditary Multiple Osteochondromas)

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