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Gene Symbol POMK
Synonyms MDDGA12 | MDDGC12 | SGK196
Gene Description POMK, protein O-mannose kinase, is a carbohydrate kinase that phosphorylates O-mannose on alpha-dystroglycan, which enables glycan elongation and binding to extracellular matrix proteins including laminin (PMID: 23929950, PMID: 27879205). A fusion of POMK with NRG1 has been identified in colorectal cancer (PMID: 32852072).
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