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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00874
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6156
Name Lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase
  2. Alpha-1,4-galactosyltransferase
  3. Alpha4Gal-T1
  4. CD77 synthase
  5. Gb3 synthase
  6. Globotriaosylceramide synthase
  7. P1/Pk synthase
  8. UDP-galactose:beta-D-galactosyl-beta1-R 4-alpha-D-galactosyltransferase
Gene Name A4GALT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in galactosyltransferase activity
Specific Function Necessary for the biosynthesis of the Pk antigen of blood histogroup P. Catalyzes the transfer of galactose to lactosylceramide and galactosylceramide. Necessary for the synthesis of the receptor for bacterial verotoxins.
Pathways
  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
  • protein glycosylation
Reactions
Uridine diphosphategalactose + beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + alpha-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide details
UDP-D-galactose + Lactosylceramide → UDP + Globotriaosylceramide details
GO Classification
Biological Process
glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process
plasma membrane organization
protein glycosylation
Cellular Component
Golgi stack
integral to Golgi membrane
Component
golgi apparatus part
golgi stack
cell part
intracellular part
cytoplasmic part
Function
galactosyltransferase activity
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring hexosyl groups
transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
Molecular Function
galactosyltransferase activity
lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase activity
Cellular Location
  1. Golgi apparatus membrane
  2. Single-pass type II membrane protein (Probable)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 22
Locus 22q13.2
SNPs A4GALT
Gene Sequence
>1062 bp
ATGTCCAAGCCCCCCGACCTCCTGCTGCGGCTGCTCCGGGGCGCCCCAAGGCAGCGGGTC
TGCACCCTGTTCATCATCGGCTTCAAGTTCACGTTTTTCGTCTCCATCATGATCTACTGG
CACGTTGTGGGAGAGCCCAAGGAGAAAGGGCAGCTCTATAACCTGCCAGCAGAGATCCCC
TGCCCCACCTTGACACCCCCCACCCCACCCTCCCACGGCCCCACTCCAGGCAACATCTTC
TTCCTGGAGACTTCAGACCGGACCAACCCCAACTTCCTGTTCATGTGCTCGGTGGAGTCG
GCCGCCAGAACTCACCCCGAATCCCACGTGCTGGTCCTGATGAAAGGGCTTCCGGGTGGC
AACGCCTCTCTGCCCCGGCACCTGGGCATCTCACTTCTGAGCTGCTTCCCGAATGTCCAG
ATGCTCCCGCTGGACCTGCGGGAGCTGTTCCGGGACACACCCCTGGCCGACTGGTACGCG
GCCGTGCAGGGGCGCTGGGAGCCCTACCTGCTGCCCGTGCTCTCCGACGCCTCCAGGATC
GCACTCATGTGGAAGTTCGGCGGCATCTACCTGGACACGGACTTCATTGTTCTCAAGAAC
CTGCGGAACCTGACCAACGTGCTGGGCACCCAGTCCCGCTACGTCCTCAACGGCGCGTTC
CTGGCCTTCGAGCGCCGGCACGAGTTCATGGCGCTGTGCATGCGGGACTTCGTGGACCAC
TACAACGGCTGGATCTGGGGTCACCAGGGCCCGCAGCTGCTCACGCGGGTCTTCAAGAAG
TGGTGTTCCATCCGCAGCCTGGCCGAGAGCCGCGCCTGCCGCGGCGTCACCACCCTGCCC
CCTGAGGCCTTCTACCCCATCCCCTGGCAGGACTGGAAGAAGTACTTTGAGGACATCAAC
CCGGAGGAGCTGCCGCGGCTGCTCAGTGCCACCTATGCTGTCCACGTGTGGAACAAGAAG
AGCCAGGGCACGCGGTTCGAGGCCACGTCCAGGGCACTGCTGGCCCAGCTGCATGCCCGC
TACTGCCCCACGACGCACGAGGCCATGAAAATGTACTTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 353
Molecular Weight 40498.78
Theoretical pI 8.96
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase
MSKPPDLLLRLLRGAPRQRVCTLFIIGFKFTFFVSIMIYWHVVGEPKEKGQLYNLPAEIP
CPTLTPPTPPSHGPTPGNIFFLETSDRTNPNFLFMCSVESAARTHPESHVLVLMKGLPGG
NASLPRHLGISLLSCFPNVQMLPLDLRELFRDTPLADWYAAVQGRWEPYLLPVLSDASRI
ALMWKFGGIYLDTDFIVLKNLRNLTNVLGTQSRYVLNGAFLAFERRHEFMALCMRDFVDH
YNGWIWGHQGPQLLTRVFKKWCSIRSLAESRACRGVTTLPPEAFYPIPWQDWKKYFEDIN
PEELPRLLSATYAVHVWNKKSQGTRFEATSRALLAQLHARYCPTTHEAMKMYL
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9NPC4
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name A4GAT_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB037883
GeneCard ID A4GALT
GenAtlas ID A4GALT
HGNC ID HGNC:18149
References
General References
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