ERGR - Ethanol-Related Gene Resource

Gene Information

Gene ID:

Symbol:

Gcnt2

Full Name:

glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2, I-branching enzyme

Alias:

Ignt

Organism:

Rattus norvegicus (Rat)

Chromosome:

Genetic Location:

17p12

Physical Location:

29767382-29808922 on NC_005116.2, complement

Gene Type:

protein-coding

Human Ortholog:

GeneID: 2651 Symbol (Name): GCNT2 (glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 2, I-branching enzyme (I blood group))

Ortholog Status:

The human GeneID 2651 is also in human dataset(s).

Gene in Ethanol Study Datasets

Gene Information

Original ID1:		Gcnt2
Fold Change:		1.13
P Value:		0.006
Note:		Differential expression between ethanol and saccharin groups in amygdala

Dataset Information

Name:		18405950
Method:		Microarray
Tissue:		Nucleus accumbens and amygdala
Phenotype:		Ethanol self-administration, alcohol-preferring
Publication:		Rodd et al. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. (2008) Differential gene expression in the nucleus accumbens with ethanol self-administration in inbred alcohol-preferring rats. PubMed
Summary:		The current study examined the effects of operant ethanol (EtOH) self-administration on gene expression kin the nucleus accumbens (ACB) and amygdala (AMYG) of inbred alcohol-preferring (iP) rats. Rats self-trained on a standard two-lever operant paradigm to administer either water-water, EtOH (15% v/v)-water, or saccharin (SAC; 0.0125% g/v)-water. For the ACB, there were 513 significant differences at the p < 0.01 level in named genes: 55 between SAC and water; 215 between EtOH and water, and 243 between EtOH and SAC. In the case of the AMYG (p < 0.01), there were 48 between SAC and water, 23 between EtOH and water, and 63 between EtOH and SAC group.

Gene Refseq Sequence Annotation

mRNA	Protein	Reference assembly Genomic
NM_001001511.2	NP_001001511.1	NC_005116.2 range: 29767382..29808922, complement

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotation

GO ID	GO Term	Category	Evidence (PubMed)
GO:0005575	cellular_component	Cellular Component	ND
GO:0016020	membrane	Cellular Component	IEA
GO:0016021	integral to membrane	Cellular Component	TAS (14672974)
GO:0003674	molecular_function	Molecular Function	ND
GO:0008375	acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0008375	acetylglucosaminyltransferase activity	Molecular Function	ISS
GO:0016740	transferase activity	Molecular Function	IEA
GO:0008150	biological_process	Biological Process	ND