GBGT1

This gene encodes a glycosyltransferase that plays a role in the synthesis of Forssman glycolipid (FG), a member of the globoseries glycolipid family. Glycolipids such as FG form attachment sites for the binding of pathogens to cells; expression of this protein may determine host tropism to microorganisms. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013]

Description

Globoside alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 (FORS blood group)

Tissue specificity

Low tissue specificity

Predicted location

Intracellular

Protein family

Mapped to neXtProt
Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT
Metabolic proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins

Chromosome

9 (133152948 - 133163933)

Ensembl ID

ENSG00000148288  (ver. 103.38)

Orthologs

Mouse Gbgt1: ENSMUSG00000026829

UniProt

Q8N5D6

neXtProt

NX_Q8N5D6

Human splice variants
Mouse splice variants

Protein structure