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might function in biosynthesis of cell surface polylactosaminoglycans on Novikoff cells and blood group I antigenic structures, formation of the GlcNAcbeta(1-3)(GlcNAcbeta(1-6))Gal-R branching points in the branched type of polylactosylaminoglycans
responsible for the conversion of linear to branched polylactosamines, cIGnT6 actions at central rather than peridistal galactose residues of linear polylactosamines in the biosynthesis of blood group I antigens
responsible for the formation of the beta1-6-branched poly-N-acetyllactosamine structure, involved in generating branches to central positions of preformed as well as growing polylactosamine chains but not in synthesizing the distal branches to growing chains
initiates formation of side chains, key enzyme in biosynthesis of I antigen of erythrocytes, N-acetyllactosamine is a more physiological acceptor than lactose
C2GnT forms the core 2 O-glycan branch, which is critical for oligosaccharide-mediated cell-cell interaction, IGnT forms the I antigen, both are members of a beta-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase gene family
a major enzyme involved in the branching of poly-N-acetyllactosamine chains in embryoglycan, branching of poly-N-acetyllactosamine chains is performed by beta1,6-N-acetylglucosaminylation of the galactosyl residue
the enzyme should mostly be responsible for making distal I-branch structures on poly-N-acetyllactosamine sequences in small intestine, as well as making mucin core 2 and core 4 structures, it alos has high C2/C4GnT activities