Function and Biology

Crystal Structure of Human Glycogenin-1 (GYG1) Tyr195pIPhe mutant, apo form

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: glycosyltransferase activity
Biological process: not assigned
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 2.4.1.186: Glycogenin glucosyltransferase

Reaction catalysed:
UDP-alpha-D-glucose + glycogenin = UDP + alpha-D-glucosylglycogenin
Systematic name:
UDP-alpha-D-glucose:glycogenin alpha-D-glucosyltransferase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Glycogenin
  • Priming glucosyltransferase
  • UDP-glucose:glycogenin glucosyltransferase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
  • not assigned
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence family

Pfam Protein family (Pfam)
PF01501
Domain description: Glycosyl transferase family 8
Occurring in:
  1. Glycogenin-1
The deposited structure of PDB entry 6eqj contains 1 copy of Pfam domain PF01501 (Glycosyl transferase family 8) in Glycogenin-1. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

InterPro InterPro annotations
IPR029044
Domain description: Nucleotide-diphospho-sugar transferases
Occurring in:
  1. Glycogenin-1
IPR002495
Domain description: Glycosyl transferase, family 8
Occurring in:
  1. Glycogenin-1

Structure domain

CATH CATH domain
3.90.550.10
Class: Alpha Beta
Architecture: Alpha-Beta Complex
Topology: Spore Coat Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Protein SpsA; Chain A
Homology: Spore Coat Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Protein SpsA; Chain A
Occurring in:
  1. Glycogenin-1
The deposited structure of PDB entry 6eqj contains 1 copy of CATH domain 3.90.550.10 (Spore Coat Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Protein SpsA; Chain A) in Glycogenin-1. Showing 1 copy in chain A.