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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP00371
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 5607
Name Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2
Synonyms
  1. Beta-1,4-GalTase 2
  2. Beta-N-acetylglucosaminyl-glycolipid beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase
  3. Beta-N-acetylglucosaminylglycopeptide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase
  4. Beta4Gal-T2
  5. Lactose synthase A protein
  6. N-acetyllactosamine synthase
  7. Nal synthase
  8. UDP-Gal:beta-GlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2
  9. UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2
  10. b4Gal-T2
Gene Name B4GALT2
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
Specific Function Responsible for the synthesis of complex-type N-linked oligosaccharides in many glycoproteins as well as the carbohydrate moieties of glycolipids. Can produce lactose.
Pathways
  • Galactose metabolism
  • Glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis - keratan sulfate
  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - lacto and neolacto series
  • N-Glycan biosynthesis
  • Other types of O-glycan biosynthesis
  • protein glycosylation
Reactions
Uridine diphosphategalactose + D-Glucose → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + beta-Lactose details
Uridine diphosphategalactose + N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminylglycopeptide → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminylglycopeptide details
Uridine diphosphategalactose + N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine → Uridine 5'-diphosphate + N-Acetyllactosamine details
UDP-D-galactose + Lc3Cer → UDP + Paragloboside details
UDP-D-galactose + → UDP + details
UDP-D-galactose + → UDP + details
GO Classification
Biological Process
keratan sulfate biosynthetic process
post-translational protein modification
protein N-linked glycosylation via asparagine
Cellular Component
Golgi cisterna membrane
integral to membrane
Golgi membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
Molecular Function
beta-N-acetylglucosaminylglycopeptide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase activity
lactose synthase activity
N-acetyllactosamine synthase activity
metal ion binding
galactosyltransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Single-pass type II membrane protein
  2. Golgi apparatus
  3. Golgi stack membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 1
Locus 1p34-p33
SNPs B4GALT2
Gene Sequence
>1119 bp
ATGAGCAGACTGCTGGGGGGGACGCTGGAGCGCGTCTGCAAGGCTGTGCTCCTTCTCTGC
CTGCTGCACTTCCTCGTGGCCGTCATCCTCTACTTTGACGTCTACGCCCAGCACCTGGCC
TTCTTCAGCCGCTTCAGTGCCCGAGGCCCTGCCCATGCCCTCCACCCAGCTGCTAGCAGC
AGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAACTGCTCCCGGCCCAACGCCACCGCCTCTAGCTCCGGGCTCCCT
GAGGTCCCCAGTGCCCTGCCCGGTCCCACGGCTCCCACGCTGCCACCCTGTCCTGACTCG
CCACCTGGTCTTGTGGGCAGACTGCTGATCGAGTTCACCTCACCCATGCCCCTGGAGCGG
GTGCAGAGGGAGAACCCAGGCGTGCTCATGGGCGGCCGATACACACCGCCCGACTGCACC
CCAGCCCAGACGGTGGCGGTCATCATCCCCTTTAGACACCGGGAACACCACCTGCGCTAC
TGGCTCCACTATCTACACCCCATCTTGAGGCGGCAGCGGCTGCGCTACGGCGTCTATGTC
ATCAACCAGCATGGTGAGGACACCTTCAACCGGGCCAAGCTGCTTAACGTGGGCTTCCTA
GAGGCGCTGAAGGAGGATGCCGCCTATGACTGCTTCATCTTCAGCGATGTGGACCTGGTC
CCCATGGATGACCGCAACCTATACCGCTGCGGCGACCAACCCCGCCACTTTGCCATTGCC
ATGGACAAGTTTGGCTTCCGGCTTCCCTATGCTGGCTACTTTGGAGGTGTGTCAGGCCTG
AGTAAGGCTCAGTTTCTGAGAATCAATGGCTTCCCCAATGAGTACTGGGGCTGGGGTGGC
GAGGATGATGACATCTTCAACCGGATCTCCCTGACTGGGATGAAGATCTCACGCCCAGAC
ATCCGAATTGGCCGCTACCGCATGATCAAGCACGACCGCGACAAGCATAACGAACCTAAC
CCTCAGAGGTTTACCAAGATTCAAAACACGAAGCTGACCATGAAGCGGGACGGCATTGGG
TCAGTGCGGTACCAGGTCTTGGAGGTGTCTCGGCAACCACTCTTCACCAATATCACAGTG
GACATTGGGCGGCCTCCGTCGTGGCCCCCTCGGGGCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 372
Molecular Weight 41971.815
Theoretical pI 9.376
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 2
MSRLLGGTLERVCKAVLLLCLLHFLVAVILYFDVYAQHLAFFSRFSARGPAHALHPAASS
SSSSSNCSRPNATASSSGLPEVPSALPGPTAPTLPPCPDSPPGLVGRLLIEFTSPMPLER
VQRENPGVLMGGRYTPPDCTPAQTVAVIIPFRHREHHLRYWLHYLHPILRRQRLRYGVYV
INQHGEDTFNRAKLLNVGFLEALKEDAAYDCFIFSDVDLVPMDDRNLYRCGDQPRHFAIA
MDKFGFRLPYAGYFGGVSGLSKAQFLRINGFPNEYWGWGGEDDDIFNRISLTGMKISRPD
IRIGRYRMIKHDRDKHNEPNPQRFTKIQNTKLTMKRDGIGSVRYQVLEVSRQPLFTNITV
DIGRPPSWPPRG
GenBank ID Protein 4520136
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O60909
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name B4GT2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB024434
GeneCard ID B4GALT2
GenAtlas ID B4GALT2
HGNC ID HGNC:925
References
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