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Facts about 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | UGT8 |
| Uniprot: | Q16880 |
| Entrez: | 7368 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| UDP-glycosyltransferase family |

Ceramide UDP-galactosyltransferase; Cerebroside synthase; CGT2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase; EC 2.4.1; EC 2.4.1.45; UDP glycosyltransferase 8; UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase; UDP-galactose-ceramide galactosyltransferase; UGT4; uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase 8
Mass (kDA):
61.438 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 4q26 |
| Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (114598402..114687914) |
Membrane; Single-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 8661025 by Bosio A., et al. The human gene CGT encoding the UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyl transferase (cerebroside synthase): cloning, characterization, and assignment to human chromosome 4, band q26.
PMID: 9125199 by Kapitonov D.E., et al. Cloning, characterization, and expression of human ceramide galactosyltransferase cDNA.