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WormBase Tree Display for Gene: HGNC:12555

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Name Class

HGNC:12555IdentityNameCGC_nameUgt8Inferred_automaticallyAGR_import
Other_nameRGD:1343181
2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase
CGT
UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase
UDP-galactose-ceramide galactosyltransferase
UGT4
ceramide UDP-galactosyltransferase
cerebroside synthase
uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase 8
Public_nameUgt8
DB_infoDatabaseHGNCid12555
AGRcURIHGNC:12555
EnsEMBLENSEMBL_geneIDENSG00000174607
UniProtUniProt_ACQ16880
SpeciesHomo sapiens
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Ortholog (28)
Structured_descriptionAutomated_descriptionThe protein encoded by this gene belongs to the UDP-glycosyltransferase family. It catalyzes the transfer of galactose to ceramide, a key enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of galactocerebrosides, which are abundant sphingolipids of the myelin membrane of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]Inferred_automaticallyAGR_import