Ggta1 - glycoprotein galactosyltransferase alpha 1, 3 Gene
Also Known as Gal; GALT; Ggta; Ggta-1; alpha Gal; alpha3GalT
Species: Mus musculus
Summary
This gene encodes a member of the galactosyltransferase family of intracellular, membrane-bound Enzymes that are involved in the biosynthesis of glycoproteins and glycolipids. The encoded protein catalyzes the transfer of galactose from UDP-galactose to N-acetyllactosamine in an alpha(1,3) linkage to form galactose alpha(1,3)-galactose. Mice lacking the encoded protein develop cortical cataracts. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, May 2015]
Ggta1 Products (4)
| mRNA | Protein | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NM_001145821.2 | NP_001139293.1 | N-acetyllactosaminide alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase isoform 2 |
| NM_001308299.1 | NP_001295228.1 | N-acetyllactosaminide alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase isoform 3 |
| NM_001308300.1 | NP_001295229.1 | N-acetyllactosaminide alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase isoform 4 |
| NM_010283.4 | NP_034413.2 | N-acetyllactosaminide alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase isoform 1 |
| Protein Preferred Names | Protein Names | |
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N-acetyllactosaminide alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase |
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