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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP01033
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 6321
Name Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4
Synonyms
  1. Beta-1,4-GalTase 4
  2. Beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-glycolipid beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase
  3. Beta4Gal-T4
  4. N-acetyllactosamine synthase
  5. Nal synthase
  6. UDP-Gal:beta-GlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4
  7. UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4
  8. b4Gal-T4
Gene Name B4GALT4
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
Specific Function Responsible for the synthesis of complex-type N-linked oligosaccharides in many glycoproteins as well as the carbohydrate moieties of glycolipids.
Pathways
  • Glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis - keratan sulfate
  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - lacto and neolacto series
  • protein glycosylation
Reactions
Uridine diphosphategalactose + N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + N-Acetyllactosamine details
Uridine diphosphategalactose + N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-(1->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-galactosaminyl-(1->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)--D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide details
UDP-D-galactose + Lc3Cer → UDP + Paragloboside details
UDP-D-galactose + nLc5Cer → UDP + nLc6Cer details
UDP-D-galactose + → UDP + details
GO Classification
Biological Process
keratan sulfate biosynthetic process
post-translational protein modification
protein N-linked glycosylation via asparagine
membrane lipid metabolic process
Cellular Component
Golgi cisterna membrane
integral to membrane
Golgi membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
Molecular Function
N-acetyllactosamine synthase activity
metal ion binding
galactosyltransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Single-pass type II membrane protein
  2. Golgi apparatus
  3. Golgi stack membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 3
Locus 3q13.3
SNPs B4GALT4
Gene Sequence
>1035 bp
ATGGGCTTCAACCTGACTTTCCACCTTTCCTACAAATTCCGATTACTGTTGCTGTTGACT
TTGTGCCTGACAGTGGTTGGGTGGGCCACCAGTAACTACTTCGTGGGTGCCATTCAAGAG
ATTCCTAAAGCAAAGGAGTTCATGGCTAATTTCCATAAGACCCTCATTTTGGGGAAGGGA
AAAACTCTGACTAATGAAGCATCCACGAAGAAGGTAGAACTTGACAACTGCCCTTCTGTG
TCTCCTTACCTCAGAGGCCAGAGCAAGCTCATTTTCAAACCAGATCTCACTTTGGAAGAG
GTACAGGCAGAAAATCCCAAAGTGTCCAGAGGCCGGTATCGCCCTCAGGAATGTAAAGCT
TTACAGAGGGTCGCCATCCTCGTTCCCCACCGGAACAGAGAGAAACACCTGATGTACCTG
CTGGAACATCTGCATCCCTTCCTGCAGAGGCAGCAGCTGGATTATGGCATCTACGTCATC
CACCAGGCTGAAGGTAAAAAGTTTAATCGAGCCAAACTCTTGAATGTGGGCTATCTAGAA
GCCCTCAAGGAAGAAAATTGGGACTGCTTTATATTCCACGATGTGGACCTGGTACCCGAG
AATGACTTTAACCTTTACAAGTGTGAGGAGCATCCCAAGCATCTGGTGGTTGGCAGGAAC
AGCACTGGGTACAGGTTACGTTACAGTGGATATTTTGGGGGTGTTACTGCCCTAAGCAGA
GAGCAGTTTTTCAAGGTGAATGGATTCTCTAACAACTACTGGGGATGGGGAGGCGAAGAC
GATGACCTCAGACTCAGGGTTGAGCTCCAAAGAATGAAAATTTCCCGGCCCCTGCCTGAA
GTGGGTAAATATACAATGGTCTTCCACACTAGAGACAAAGGCAATGAGGTGAACGCAGAA
CGGATGAAGCTCTTACACCAAGTGTCACGAGTCTGGAGAACAGATGGGTTGAGTAGTTGT
TCTTATAAATTAGTATCTGTGGAACACAATCCTTTATATATCAACATCACAGTGGATTTC
TGGTTTGGTGCATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 344
Molecular Weight 40040.865
Theoretical pI 9.074
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 4
MGFNLTFHLSYKFRLLLLLTLCLTVVGWATSNYFVGAIQEIPKAKEFMANFHKTLILGKG
KTLTNEASTKKVELDNCPSVSPYLRGQSKLIFKPDLTLEEVQAENPKVSRGRYRPQECKA
LQRVAILVPHRNREKHLMYLLEHLHPFLQRQQLDYGIYVIHQAEGKKFNRAKLLNVGYLE
ALKEENWDCFIFHDVDLVPENDFNLYKCEEHPKHLVVGRNSTGYRLRYSGYFGGVTALSR
EQFFKVNGFSNNYWGWGGEDDDLRLRVELQRMKISRPLPEVGKYTMVFHTRDKGNEVNAE
RMKLLHQVSRVWRTDGLSSCSYKLVSVEHNPLYINITVDFWFGA
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O60513
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name B4GT4_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF038662
GeneCard ID B4GALT4
GenAtlas ID B4GALT4
HGNC ID HGNC:927
References
General References
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