2-Hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-Beta-Galactosyltransferase

Preferred Label : 2-Hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-Beta-Galactosyltransferase;

NCIt synonyms : Ceramide UDP-Galactosyltransferase; EC 2.4.1.45; Cerebroside Synthase; UDP-Galactose-Ceramide Galactosyltransferase; Uridine Diphosphate Glycosyltransferase 8; UDP-Galactose Ceramide Galactosyltransferase; UGT8;

NCIt definition : 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase (541 aa, 61 kDa) is encoded by the human UGT8 gene. This protein is involved in the transfer of galactose to ceramide.;

Details

Origin ID

C113550;

UMLS CUI

C1570475;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase [SNOMED Notion]
- 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Ganglioside galactosyltransferase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- UDP glycosyltransferase 8 [HGNC gene]
- Uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase 8 [OMIM gene]
- ganglioside galactosyltransferase [MeSH Descriptor]
OMIM relation
- Uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase 8 [OMIM gene]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- UGT8 protein, human [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- UGT8 protein, human [MeSH concept]
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- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Molecular Genetic Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Enzyme Gene [NCIt concept]
- Glycosyltransferase Gene [NCIt concept]
- Transferase Gene [NCIt concept]
- UGT8 Gene [NCIt concept]
gene_product_has_associated_anatomy
- Cellular Membrane [NCIt concept]
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- Transmembrane Protein [NCIt concept]
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- Substrate Interaction Domain [NCIt concept]
- Transmembrane Domain [NCIt concept]
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- Sphingolipid Metabolism Pathway [NCIt concept]
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- Carbohydrate Metabolic Process [NCIt concept]
- Glycosylation [NCIt concept]
- Lipid Metabolic Process [NCIt concept]
- Nervous System Development [NCIt concept]

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