galt-1 encodes a galactosyltransferase that is a member of a novel glycosyltransferase family of proteins found in a wide variety of multicellular eukaryotes, but not in mammals; when expressed in insect calls, GALT-1 demonstrates manganese-dependent galactosyltransferase activity; loss of galt-1 activity results in animals that are resistant to the toxic effects of the fungal galectin CGL2 from the ink cap mushroom Coprinopsis cinerea.
Enables beta-N-acetylglucosaminylglycopeptide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase activity. Involved in N-glycan processing and protein galactosylation. Predicted to be located in cytoplasm. Expressed in coelomocyte and intestine.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.