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This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about LFNG: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
| Gene Symbol | LFNG |
| Aliases | Page for LFNG Gene |
| Chromosome | 7q32 |
| Protein Type | Transferase |
| Function | Lunatic Fringe (LFNG) is a member of the Fringe family of glycosyltransferases that catalyze the addition of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to O-fucose residues on Notch receptors. |
| Primary Expression | hippocampus (dentate gyrus), subventricular zone, and cerebellar Purkinje cells |
| Pathways | Notch, Notch signaling, NOTCH |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000166323 |
| GeneCards | LFNG |
| Human Protein Atlas | LFNG |
| Notch Receptors and Ligands | Primary substrates of LFNG glycosylation |
| POFUT1 | Upstream O-fucosyltransferase required for LFNG substrate recognition |
| RFNG and MFNG | Related fr |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
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LFNG["LFNG"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
LFNG -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
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Scientific analyses that reference this entity
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Experimental studies targeting or related to this entity
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