Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable manganese ion binding activity and polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in protein O-linked glycosylation and protein maturation. Predicted to be located in Golgi stack and perinuclear region of cytoplasm. Predicted to be active in Golgi apparatus. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; floor plate; lens; lung mesenchyme; and submandibular gland primordium. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital disorder of glycosylation type II. Orthologous to human GALNT2 (polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 2).