Has lost the ability to synthesize Forssman glycolipid antigen (FORS1/FG) . Might have acquired an alternative function in glycosphingolipid metabolism, but it remains to be established. It appears to have drifted more slowly than confirmed pseudogenes in the glycosyltransferase 6 family, suggesting that it has remained under evolutionary pressure.
Subcellular locations: Golgi apparatus membrane
Widely expressed. Expressed at higher level in placenta, ovary and peripheral blood leukocyte, whereas it is weakly expressed in liver, thymus, and testis . Expressed in bone marrow erythroid cells .