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Facts about Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6.
Required for the biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids.
.Human | |
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Gene Name: | B4GALT6 |
Uniprot: | Q9UBX8 |
Entrez: | 9331 |
Belongs to: |
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glycosyltransferase 7 family |
B4Gal-T6; beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6; Beta-1,4-GalTase 6; beta4Gal-T6; beta4GalT-VI; EC 2.4.1.-; UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 6; UDP-Gal:beta-GlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6; UDP-Gal:glucosylceramide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase; UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6
Mass (kDA):
44.914 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 18q12.1 |
Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (31622246..31724670, complement) |
High expression in brain and adrenal gland, lower in liver, lung, colon and peripheral white blood cells.
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Trans cisternae of Golgi stack.
PMID: 9597550 by Lo N.-W., et al. The expanding beta 4-galactosyltransferase gene family: messages from the databanks.
PMID: 10320813 by Takizawa M., et al. cDNA cloning and expression of human lactosylceramide synthase.