B4GALT2

Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2 O60909 B4GT2_HUMAN
Protein Coding Chr 1 1p34.1 Swiss-Prot reviewed Entrez 8704
Mutations
676
CL 108 · Tissue 561
Samples
222
CL 45 · Tissue 174
Peptides
174
unique mutant peptides
Transcripts
4
isoforms mutated

Stats by Source

Total, split by cell line (COSMIC CL / DepMap / PubMed) vs tissue (COSMIC primary tissue)

How the counts split by source
Stats by Source

Total = all mutations for this gene across every source.

Cell line = COSMIC Cell Lines Project + DepMap + PubMed.

Tissue = COSMIC primary-tissue (patient tumour) samples.

Total can exceed cell line + tissue: COSMIC tissue-derived models sit only in global, and a peptide can be shared across both.

TotalCell lineTissue
Mutations676108561
Samples22245174
Peptides17436144

Function

B4GALT2 · Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2

This gene is one of seven beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4GalT) genes. They encode type II membrane-bound glycoproteins that appear to have exclusive specificity for the donor substrate UDP-galactose; all transfer galactose in a beta1,4 linkage to similar acceptor sugars: GlcNAc, Glc, and Xyl. Each beta4GalT has a distinct function in the biosynthesis of different glycoconjugates and saccharide structures. As type II membrane proteins, they have an N-terminal hydrophobic signal sequence that directs the protein to the Golgi apparatus and which then remains uncleaved to function as a transmembrane anchor. By sequence similarity, the beta4GalTs form four groups: beta4GalT1 and beta4GalT2, beta4GalT3 and beta4GalT4, beta4GalT5 and beta4GalT6, and beta4GalT7. The enzyme encoded by this gene synthesizes N-acetyllactosamine in glycolipids and glycoproteins. Its substrate specificity is affected by alpha-lactalbumin but it is not expressed in lactating mammary tissue. Three transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011].

Isoforms & Proteins

4 transcripts · UniProt mapping is sequence-verified (AA-safe)

About the isoform mapping
Isoforms & Proteins

Each Ensembl transcript (ENST) this gene is mutated on, with its matched UniProt accession.

The mapping is sequence-verified: the UniProt sequence is identical to the transcript translation, so amino-acid positions line up exactly. A * marks an unreviewed (TrEMBL) entry.

Counts are mutations and unique mutant peptides on each transcript.

TranscriptUniProtMutationsPeptides
ENST00000372324 O60909 226 144
ENST00000309519 O60909-3 220 145
ENST00000356836 O60909 205 134
ENST00000434555 O60909 25 18

Gene Properties

Type
Protein Coding
Chromosome
1
Cytoband
1p34.1
Entrez ID
Aliases
B4Gal-T2B4Gal-T3beta4Gal-T2

Recurrent Mutations

All 144 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000372324 · needle height = samples · drag the mini-map to zoom

What this lollipop shows
Recurrent Mutations

A lollipop / needle plot – the standard way to show recurrent mutations along a protein (as used by cBioPortal and MutationMapper).

X-axis = amino-acid position in the protein.

Needle height & head size = how often that exact amino-acid change was observed (its recurrence). Tall/large heads are mutational hotspots.

The most recurrent changes are labelled; hover any needle for the change, position and counts.

Mutation frequency across cancer types

% of samples with a missense/complex mutation in B4GALT2 · cell line vs tissue

How this frequency is counted
Cancer-type mutation frequency

For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in B4GALT2 – counted as distinct samples (a sample counts once no matter how many mutations it has).

Split into cell line and tissue; each cell shows mutated / total and the percentage. Cohorts with <20 samples are omitted. Ordered by combined frequency.

Cancer typeCell linesTissue samples
T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia
1/40 2%
0/0 0%
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour
0/0 0%
3/133 2%
Endometrial Carcinoma
1/42 2%
12/612 2%
Colorectal Carcinoma
12/143 8%
42/3239 1%
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
1/90 1%
0/0 0%
Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma
6/57 11%
2/810 0%
Non-Cancerous
0/104 0%
8/830 1%
Melanoma
2/210 1%
16/1899 1%
Gastric Carcinoma
2/74 3%
12/1809 1%
Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
6/304 2%
6/1390 0%
Cervical Carcinoma
1/35 3%
2/422 0%
Plasma Cell Myeloma
0/44 0%
2/305 1%
Glioma
1/52 2%
11/2127 1%
Other Solid Cancers
2/94 2%
5/1515 0%
Head and Neck Carcinoma
2/85 2%
5/1574 0%
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
0/9 0%
3/752 0%
Meningioma
0/3 0%
1/252 0%
Prostate Carcinoma
0/13 0%
8/2105 0%
Ovarian Carcinoma
1/109 1%
3/998 0%
Ewings Sarcoma
0/63 0%
1/262 0%
Bladder Carcinoma
0/58 0%
3/956 0%
Biliary Tract Carcinoma
0/54 0%
3/950 0%
Other Sarcomas
0/69 0%
2/699 0%
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
0/51 0%
6/2550 0%
Medulloblastoma
0/0 0%
1/450 0%
B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
2/88 2%
3/2534 0%
Other Blood Cancers
0/61 0%
5/2725 0%
Breast Carcinoma
3/144 2%
2/3264 0%
Kidney Carcinoma
1/85 1%
2/1862 0%
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
0/46 0%
3/2210 0%

Mutation Distribution

Where B4GALT2 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue

Mutation counts by tissue
Mutation Distribution

How many mutations in B4GALT2 were found in each tissue, across the whole database.

Each bar is a tissue (cell-line and tissue names are merged to the standard tissue), split into cell line and tissue (patient tumour) contributions.

This shows the cancer-context where this gene is recurrently altered.

GTEx Expression

Median TPM across 54 healthy tissues

GTEx Portal ↗
About the expression data
GTEx Expression

Median gene expression (TPM) in normal, non-cancer human tissues from the GTEx project.

Useful for judging tumour specificity – a strong neoantigen target ideally comes from a gene with low expression in healthy tissues.

Scroll or drag the mini-axis below the chart to browse all tissues.

Mutations

All 676 mutations in B4GALT2

About the mutation list
Mutations

Every mutation record for this gene, across all samples and sources.

The Sample column links to the cell line (cell-line samples) or the tissue type (tissue samples).

Use the Type / Source filters, the search box, and column sorting to explore; each CAN-IMMUNE ID opens the full mutation & peptide view.

IDSampleTranscriptAA Change CDSTypeSourceMutant PeptideWild-type Peptide