Lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the A4GALT gene.[5][6]
The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the transfer of galactose to lactosylceramide to form globotriaosylceramide, which has been identified as the P(k) antigen of the P blood group system. The encoded protein, which is a type II membrane protein found in the Golgi, is also required for the synthesis of the bacterial verotoxins receptor.[6]
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4-alpha-galactosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the A4GALT gene. The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the transfer of galactose...
(International Society of Blood Transfusion system 003) based upon the A4GALT gene on chromosome 22. The P antigen (later renamed P1) was first described...
formed by the alpha linkage of galactose to lactosylceramide catalyzed by A4GALT. It is metabolized by alpha-galactosidase, which hydrolyzes the terminal...
acts as a precursor for biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids. The enzyme A4GALT acts upon it, aiding transfer of galactose to lactosylceramide to form...