Protein Name | UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase |
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Organism | Homo sapiens |
Gene ID | 7357 |
Gene Symbol | UGCG |
UniProt | Q16739 (CEGT_HUMAN), A0A024R157 (A0A024R157_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 263 |
Description |
UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase |
Gene Summary |
This gene encodes an enzyme that catalyzes the first glycosylation step in the biosynthesis of glycosphingolipids, which are membrane components containing lipid and sugar moieties. The product of this reaction is glucosylceramide, which is the core structure of many glycosphingolipids. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2014] |
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