Gene Symbol | Ggta1 |
Entrez Gene ID | 14594 |
Full Name | glycoprotein galactosyltransferase alpha 1, 3 |
Synonyms | AW108479,GALT,Gal,Ggta,Ggta-1,alpha Gal,alpha3GalT |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
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]. |