PIGW explained

Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIGW gene.[1]

Function

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) is a complex glycolipid that anchors many proteins to the cell surface. PIGW acts in the third step of GPI biosynthesis and acylates the inositol ring of phosphatidylinositol (Murakami et al., 2003 [PubMed 14517336]).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entrez Gene: Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis class W. 2016-10-29.

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