B4GALNT1

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B4GALNT1
Identifiers
Aliases B4GALNT1 , GALGT, GALNACT, GalNAc-T, SPG26, beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyltransferase 1
External IDs OMIM: 601873; MGI: 1342057; HomoloGene: 1133; GeneCards: B4GALNT1; OMA:B4GALNT1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001276468
NM_001276469
NM_001478

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001263397
NP_001263398
NP_001469

Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 57.62 – 57.63 Mb Chr 10: 127 – 127.01 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Beta-1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the B4GALNT1 gene. [5] [6]

Contents

GM2 and GD2 gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids. GalNAc-T is the enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of G(M2) and G(D2) glycosphingolipids. GalNAc-T catalyzes the transfer of GalNAc into G(M3) and G(D3) by a beta-1,4 linkage, resulting in the synthesis of G(M2) and G(D2), respectively. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000135454 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000006731 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Nagata Y, Yamashiro S, Yodoi J, Lloyd KO, Shiku H, Furukawa K (Jul 1992). "Expression cloning of beta 1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase cDNAs that determine the expression of GM2 and GD2 gangliosides". J Biol Chem. 267 (17): 12082–9. doi: 10.1016/S0021-9258(19)49809-8 . PMID   1601877.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: B4GALNT1 beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl transferase 1".

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