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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00318
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5554
  • HMDBP06744
Name Galactosylceramide sulfotransferase
Synonyms
  1. 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate:GalCer sulfotransferase
  2. 3'-phosphoadenylylsulfate:galactosylceramide 3'-sulfotransferase
  3. Cerebroside sulfotransferase
  4. GalCer sulfotransferase
Gene Name GAL3ST1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in galactosylceramide sulfotransferase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the sulfation of membrane glycolipids. Seems to prefer beta-glycosides at the non-reducing termini of sugar chains attached to a lipid moiety. Catalyzes the synthesis of galactosylceramide sulfate (sulfatide), a major lipid component of the myelin sheath and of monogalactosylalkylacylglycerol sulfate (seminolipid), present in spermatocytes (By similarity). Also acts on lactosylceramide, galactosyl 1-alkyl-2-sn-glycerol and galactosyl diacylglycerol (in vitro).
Pathways
  • Fabry disease
  • Gaucher Disease
  • Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy
  • Krabbe disease
  • Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)
  • sphingolipid metabolism
  • Starch and sucrose metabolism
Reactions
Phosphoadenosine phosphosulfate + a galactosylceramide → Adenosine 3',5'-diphosphate + a galactosylceramidesulfate details
Phosphoadenosine phosphosulfate + monogalactosylalkylacylglycerol → Adenosine 3',5'-diphosphate + monogalactosylalkylacylglycerol sulfate details
Phosphoadenosine phosphosulfate + Galactosylceramide → Adenosine 3',5'-diphosphate + Sulfatide details
Phosphoadenosine phosphosulfate + Digalactosylceramide → Adenosine 3',5'-diphosphate + Digalactosylceramidesulfate details
GO Classification
Biological Process
small molecule metabolic process
myelination
spermatogenesis
phospholipid metabolic process
protein N-linked glycosylation
galactosylceramide biosynthetic process
glycosphingolipid metabolic process
Cellular Component
Golgi membrane
integral to plasma membrane
Component
golgi apparatus
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
integral to membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring sulfur-containing groups
sulfotransferase activity
galactose 3-o-sulfotransferase activity
galactosylceramide sulfotransferase activity
Molecular Function
galactosylceramide sulfotransferase activity
sulfotransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
biosynthetic process
Cellular Location
  1. Golgi apparatus membrane
  2. Single-pass type II membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 22
Locus 22q12.2
SNPs GAL3ST1
Gene Sequence
>1272 bp
ATGCTGCCACCGCAGAAGAAGCCCTGGGAGTCCATGGCTAAGGGGCTGGTGCTGGGCGCG
CTCTTCACTAGTTTCCTGCTGCTGGTGTACTCCTATGCCGTGCCCCCGCTGCATGCCGGC
CTGGCCTCCACGACCCCGGAGGCCGCAGCGTCCTGCTCTCCACCTGCACTCGAGCCAGAG
GCAGTGATCCGGGCCAACGGCTCGGCGGGGGAGTGCCAGCCGCGGCGCAACATCGTGTTC
TTGAAGACGCACAAGACGGCCAGCAGCACCCTGCTCAACATCCTGTTCCGCTTCGGCCAG
AAGCACCGGCTCAAGTTCGCCTTCCCTAACGGCCGCAATGACTTCGACTACCCGACCTTC
TTCGCCCGCAGCCTGGTGCAGGACTATCGGCCCGGGGCCTGCTTCAACATCATCTGCAAC
CACATGCGCTTCCACTACGACGAGGTGCGCGGCCTGGTGCCGACCAACGCCATCTTCATC
ACGGTGCTCCGCGACCCCGCCCGCTTGTTCGAGTCCTCCTTCCACTACTTCGGGCCGGTG
GTGCCCCTCACGTGGAAGCTCTCGGCCGGCGACAAGCTGACCGAGTTCCTGCAAGACCCG
GATCGCTACTACGACCCCAACGGCTTCAATGCCCACTACCTCCGAAACCTGCTCTTCTTC
GACCTGGGCTATGACAACAGCCTGGACCCCAGCAGCCCGCAGGTGCAGGAGCACATCCTG
GAGGTGGAGCGTCGCTTCCACCTGGTGCTCCTTCAAGAGTACTTCGACGAGTCGCTGGTG
CTGCTGAAGGACCTGCTGTGCTGGGAGCTGGAGGACGTGCTCTACTTCAAGCTCAACGCC
CGCCGCGACTCGCCCGTGCCGCGGCTCTCGGGGGAGCTGTATGGGCGCGCCACCGCCTGG
AACATGCTGGACTCCCACCTCTACCGCCACTTCAACGCCAGCTTCTGGCGCAAGGTGGAG
GCCTTCGGGCGGGAGCGCATGGCCCGCGAGGTGGCCGCCCTGCGCCATGCCAACGAGCGC
ATGCGGACCATCTGCATCGACGGGGGCCACGCCGTGGACGCCGCCGCCATCCAGGACGAG
GCCATGCAGCCCTGGCAGCCGCTGGGCACCAAGTCCATCCTGGGCTACAACCTCAAGAAG
AGCATCGGGCAGCGGCACGCGCAGCTCTGCCGGCGCATGCTCACGCCCGAGATCCAGTAC
CTGATGGACCTCGGCGCCAACCTGTGGGTCACCAAGCTCTGGAAGTTCATTCGCGATTTC
CTGCGGTGGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 423
Molecular Weight 48763.63
Theoretical pI 8.618
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Galactosylceramide sulfotransferase
MLPPQKKPWESMAKGLVLGALFTSFLLLVYSYAVPPLHAGLASTTPEAAASCSPPALEPE
AVIRANGSAGECQPRRNIVFLKTHKTASSTLLNILFRFGQKHRLKFAFPNGRNDFDYPTF
FARSLVQDYRPGACFNIICNHMRFHYDEVRGLVPTNAIFITVLRDPARLFESSFHYFGPV
VPLTWKLSAGDKLTEFLQDPDRYYDPNGFNAHYLRNLLFFDLGYDNSLDPSSPQVQEHIL
EVERRFHLVLLQEYFDESLVLLKDLLCWELEDVLYFKLNARRDSPVPRLSGELYGRATAW
NMLDSHLYRHFNASFWRKVEAFGRERMAREVAALRHANERMRTICIDGGHAVDAAAIQDE
AMQPWQPLGTKSILGYNLKKSIGQRHAQLCRRMLTPEIQYLMDLGANLWVTKLWKFIRDF
LRW
GenBank ID Protein 6714628
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q99999
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name G3ST1_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB029901
GeneCard ID GAL3ST1
GenAtlas ID GAL3ST1
HGNC ID HGNC:24240
References
General References
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