| Gene Symbol | B3GALT4 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 8705 |
| Alt Symbol | BETA3GALT4, GALT2, GALT4 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4 |
| Other Description | UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetyl-galactosamine-beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase|b3Gal-T4|beta-1,3-GalTase 4|beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 4|beta-3-galactosyltransferase 4|gal-T2|ganglioside galactosyltransferase |
| Swissprots | O96024 |
| Accessions | ACN81315 CAA20230 EAX03700 O96024 AB026730 BAA88988 AF063595 AAG43154 AK075312 BAG52107 AK315647 BAG38014 BC032574 AAH32574 BU740293 CR457093 CAG33374 EU176193 ABW03644 EU176495 ABW03296 Y15061 CAA75345 NM_003782 NP_003773 |
| Function | Involved in GM1/GD1B/GA1 ganglioside biosynthesis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9582303}. |
| Subcellular Location | Golgi apparatus membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. |
| Tissue Specificity | Highly expressed in heart, skeletal muscle and pancreas and, to a lesser extent, in brain, placenta, kidney, liver and lung. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10663566, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9582303}. |
| Top Pathways | Other types of O-glycan biosynthesis, Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - ganglio series |