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A4GALT

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A4GALT
Identifiers
AliasesA4GALT, A14GALT, A4GALT1, Gb3S, P(k), P1, P1PK, PK, alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase, alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase (P blood group)
External IDsOMIM: 607922; MGI: 3512453; HomoloGene: 9690; GeneCards: A4GALT; OMA:A4GALT - orthologs
EC number2.4.1.228
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_017436
NM_001318038

NM_001004150
NM_001170954
NM_001370647

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001304967
NP_059132

NP_001004150
NP_001164425
NP_001357576

Location (UCSC)Chr 22: 42.69 – 42.72 MbChr 15: 83.11 – 83.14 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the A4GALT gene.[5][6]

The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the transfer of galactose to lactosylceramide to form globotriaosylceramide, which has been identified as the P(k) antigen of the P blood group system. The encoded protein, which is a type II membrane protein found in the Golgi, is also required for the synthesis of the bacterial verotoxins receptor.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000128274Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000047878Ensembl, 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. ^ Keusch JJ, Manzella SM, Nyame KA, Cummings RD, Baenziger JU (Sep 2000). "Cloning of Gb3 synthase, the key enzyme in globo-series glycosphingolipid synthesis, predicts a family of alpha 1, 4-glycosyltransferases conserved in plants, insects, and mammals". J Biol Chem. 275 (33): 25315–21. doi:10.1074/jbc.M002630200. PMID 10854428.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: A4GALT alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase (globotriaosylceramide synthase)".

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