B4GALT3

Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 3 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the B4GALT3 gene.[5][6][7]

B4GALT3
Identifiers
AliasesB4GALT3, beta4Gal-T3, beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 3
External IDsOMIM: 604014 MGI: 1928767 HomoloGene: 48241 GeneCards: B4GALT3
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 1 (human)[1]
Band1q23.3Start161,171,310 bp[1]
End161,177,968 bp[1]
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

8703

57370

Ensembl

ENSG00000158850

ENSMUSG00000052423

UniProt

O60512

Q91YY2

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001199873
NM_001199874
NM_003779

NM_020579

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001186802
NP_001186803
NP_003770

NP_065604

Location (UCSC)Chr 1: 161.17 – 161.18 MbChr 1: 171.27 – 171.28 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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This gene is one of seven beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase (beta4GalT) genes. They encode type II membrane-bound glycoproteins that appear to have exclusive specificity for the donor substrate UDP-galactose; all transfer galactose in a beta1,4 linkage to similar acceptor sugars: GlcNAc, Glc, and Xyl. Each beta4GalT has a distinct function in the biosynthesis of different glycoconjugates and saccharide structures. As type II membrane proteins, they have an N-terminal hydrophobic signal sequence that directs the protein to the Golgi apparatus and which then remains uncleaved to function as a transmembrane anchor. By sequence similarity, the beta4GalTs form four groups: beta4GalT1 and beta4GalT2, beta4GalT3 and beta4GalT4, beta4GalT5 and beta4GalT6, and beta4GalT7. This gene encodes an enzyme that may be mainly involved in the synthesis of the first N-acetyllactosamine unit of poly-N-acetyllactosamine chains.[7]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000158850 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000052423 - 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. Almeida R, Amado M, David L, Levery SB, Holmes EH, Merkx G, van Kessel AG, Rygaard E, Hassan H, Bennett E, Clausen H (Jan 1998). "A family of human beta4-galactosyltransferases. Cloning and expression of two novel UDP-galactose:beta-n-acetylglucosamine beta1, 4-galactosyltransferases, beta4Gal-T2 and beta4Gal-T3". J Biol Chem. 272 (51): 31979–91. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.51.31979. PMID 9405390.
  6. Lo NW, Shaper JH, Pevsner J, Shaper NL (Aug 1998). "The expanding beta 4-galactosyltransferase gene family: messages from the databanks". Glycobiology. 8 (5): 517–26. doi:10.1093/glycob/8.5.517. PMID 9597550.
  7. "Entrez Gene: B4GALT3 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 3".

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