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ugcg-b
Xenopus laevis · Ceramide glucosyltransferase-B (EC 2.4.1.80)
GT21Model organism · annotation ≥ 4Fold GT-AInverting
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Identification and annotation
| CAZy family | GT21 · CAZy entry |
| Gene symbol | ugcg-b |
| Synonyms / alternate names | - ugcg
- Glycosylceramide synthase-B
- UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase-B
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| UniProt accession | Q5U4S8 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 495444 |
| Source species | Xenopus laevis |
| Taxonomic domain | Eukaryota |
| UniProt annotation level | 4 |
Function and localisation
| Enzyme function | Ceramide glucosyltransferase-B (EC 2.4.1.80) |
| Subcellular location | Golgi apparatus membrane |
Structure and mechanism
| Fold type | GT-A |
| Catalytic mechanism | Inverting |
| Cation dependence | No |
| Oligomeric state | not curated |
| PDB structures | not curated |
Donor and acceptor specificity
| Sugar nucleotide donor | - UDP-alpha-D-glucose
- UDP-alpha-D-xylose
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| Donor CCD code(s) | UPG, UDX |
| Acceptor substrate(s) | - an N-acylsphing-4-enine
- N-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sphing-4-enine
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| Acceptor CCD / GlycoCT | not curated |
Protein sequences
Full protein sequence
394 aa
MAVLDLALQGLAIFGCILFFVLWFMHFLSIVYTRLHLNKKVSDKQPYSKLPGVSLLKPLKGVDSNLINNLETFFELDYPKFEILLCVQDLDDPAVDVCKKLLGKYPSVDAKLFIGGKKVGINPKINNLMPGYEVAKYDLIWICDSGIKVKPDTLTDMANQMTEKVGLVHGLPYVADRQGFAATLEQVYFGTSHPRSYISANVTGIKCVTGMSCLMRKEVLDQAGGLIAFAQYIAEDYFMAKAIADRGWKFSMATQVAMQNSGCYSISQFQSRMIRWAKLRINMLPATIICEPISECFVASLIIGWAAHHIFRWDIMVFFMCHCLAWFIFDYIQLRGVQGGPLNFSKLDYAVAWFIRESMTIYIFLSALWDPTISWRTGRYRLRCGGTAEEILDV
Catalytic domain sequence
239 aa
PYSKLPGVSLLKPLKGVDSNLINNLETFFELDYPKFEILLCVQDLDDPAVDVCKKLLGKYPSVDAKLFIGGKKVGINPKINNLMPGYEVAKYDLIWICDSGIKVKPDTLTDMANQMTEKVGLVHGLPYVADRQGFAATLEQVYFGTSHPRSYISANVTGIKCVTGMSCLMRKEVLDQAGGLIAFAQYIAEDYFMAKAIADRGWKFSMATQVAMQNSGCYSISQFQSRMIRWAKLRINML