B4GALT5

Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 5 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the B4GALT5 gene.[5][6][7]

B4GALT5
Identifiers
AliasesB4GALT5, B4Gal-T5, BETA4-GALT-IV, beta4Gal-T5, beta4GalT-V, gt-V, beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 5
External IDsOMIM: 604016 MGI: 1927169 HomoloGene: 3507 GeneCards: B4GALT5
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

9334

56336

Ensembl

ENSG00000158470

ENSMUSG00000017929

UniProt

O43286

Q9JMK0

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004776

NM_019835

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004767

NP_062809

Location (UCSC)Chr 20: 49.63 – 49.71 MbChr 2: 167.14 – 167.19 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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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. The function of the enzyme encoded by this gene is not clear. This gene was previously designated as B4GALT4 but was renamed to B4GALT5. In the literature it is also referred to as beta4GalT2.[7]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000158470 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000017929 - 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. 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.
  6. Sato T, Furukawa K, Bakker H, Van den Eijnden DH, Van Die I (Feb 1998). "Molecular cloning of a human cDNA encoding β-1,4-galactosyltransferase with 37% identity to mammalian UDP-Gal:GlcNAc β-1,4-galactosyltransferase". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 95 (2): 472–7. Bibcode:1998PNAS...95..472S. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.2.472. PMC 18444. PMID 9435216.
  7. "Entrez Gene: B4GALT5 UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 5".

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