B4GALNT1

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Beta-1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the B4GALNT1 gene.[1][2]

GM2 and GD2 gangliosides are sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids. GalNAc-T is the enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of G(M2) and G(D2) glycosphingolipids. GalNAc-T catalyzes the transfer of GalNAc into G(M3) and G(D3) by a beta-1,4 linkage, resulting in the synthesis of G(M2) and G(D2), respectively.[2]

References

  1. Nagata Y, Yamashiro S, Yodoi J, Lloyd KO, Shiku H, Furukawa K (Jul 1992). "Expression cloning of beta 1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase cDNAs that determine the expression of GM2 and GD2 gangliosides". J Biol Chem. 267 (17): 12082–9. PMID 1601877.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: B4GALNT1 beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl transferase 1".

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