[Isoform 1]: Cleaves GlcNAc but not GalNAc from O-glycosylated proteins. Can use p-nitrophenyl-beta-GlcNAc and 4-methylumbelliferone-GlcNAc as substrates but not p-nitrophenyl-beta-GalNAc or p-nitrophenyl-alpha-GlcNAc (in vitro) . Does not bind acetyl-CoA and does not have histone acetyltransferase activity . ; [Isoform 3]: Cleaves GlcNAc but not GalNAc from O-glycosylated proteins. Can use p-nitrophenyl-beta-GlcNAc as substrate but not p-nitrophenyl-beta-GalNAc or p-nitrophenyl-alpha-GlcNAc (in vitro), but has about six times lower specific activity than isoform 1.
[Isoform 3]: Nucleus .; [Isoform 1]: Cytoplasm .
Ubiquitous. Shows highest expression in the brain, placenta and pancreas.