| Gene Symbol |
B4GALT6
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| Entrez Gene |
9331
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| Alt Symbol |
B4Gal-T6, beta4Gal-T6
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 6
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| Other Description |
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|beta-1,4-GalTase 6|beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 6|beta4GalT-VI
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| Swissprots |
Q6NT09 O60514 Q9UBX8
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| Accessions |
EAX01267 EAX01268 EAX01269 Q9UBX8 AB024742 BAA76273 AB209194 BAD92431 AF038664 AAC39737 AF069054 AAC21570 AF097159 AAD41695 AK314860 BAG37376 BC069620 AAH69620 BC069642 AAH69642 BC074835 AAH74835 BC074884 AAH74884 XM_005258387 XP_005258444 XM_006722578 XP_006722641 XM_006722579 XP_006722642 XM_011526262 XP_011524564 NM_004775 NP_004766
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| Function |
Required for the biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1551920, ECO:0000269|PubMed:3099851}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=Trans cisternae of Golgi stack.
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| Tissue Specificity |
High expression in brain and adrenal gland, lower in liver, lung, colon and peripheral white blood cells.
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| Top Pathways |
Sphingolipid metabolism
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