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B3GNT8
Homo sapiens · N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (EC 2.4.1.149)
GT31Model organism · annotation ≥ 4Fold GT-AInverting
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Identification and annotation
| CAZy family | GT31 · CAZy entry |
| Gene symbol | B3GNT8 |
| Synonyms / alternate names | - B3GALT7
- BGALT15
- UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8
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| UniProt accession | Q7Z7M8 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 374907 |
| Source species | Homo sapiens |
| Taxonomic domain | Eukaryota |
| UniProt annotation level | 5 |
Function and localisation
| Enzyme function | N-acetyllactosaminide beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (EC 2.4.1.149) |
| Subcellular location | Golgi apparatus membrane |
Structure and mechanism
| Fold type | GT-A |
| Catalytic mechanism | Inverting |
| Cation dependence | Yes (Mn2+) |
| Oligomeric state | Interacts with B3GNT2; this interaction greatly increases B3 |
| PDB structures | not curated |
Donor and acceptor specificity
| Sugar nucleotide donor | UDP-N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosamine |
| Donor CCD code(s) | UD1 |
| Acceptor substrate(s) | a beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyl derivative |
| Acceptor CCD / GlycoCT | not curated |
Protein sequences
Full protein sequence
397 aa
MRCPKCLLCLSALLTLLGLKVYIEWTSESRLSKAYPSPRGTPPSPTPANPEPTLPANLSTRLGQTIPLPFAYWNQQQWRLGSLPSGDSTETGGCQAWGAAAATEIPDFASYPKDLRRFLLSAACRSFPQWLPGGGGSQVSSCSDTDVPYLLLAVKSEPGRFAERQAVRETWGSPAPGIRLLFLLGSPVGEAGPDLDSLVAWESRRYSDLLLWDFLDVPFNQTLKDLLLLAWLGRHCPTVSFVLRAQDDAFVHTPALLAHLRALPPASARSLYLGEVFTQAMPLRKPGGPFYVPESFFEGGYPAYASGGGYVIAGRLAPWLLRAAARVAPFPFEDVYTGLCIRALGLVPQAHPGFLTAWPADRTADHCAFRNLLLVRPLGPQASIRLWKQLQDPRLQC
Catalytic domain sequence
186 aa
ERQAVRETWGSPAPGIRLLFLLGSPVGEAGPDLDSLVAWESRRYSDLLLWDFLDVPFNQTLKDLLLLAWLGRHCPTVSFVLRAQDDAFVHTPALLAHLRALPPASARSLYLGEVFTQAMPLRKPGGPFYVPESFFEGGYPAYASGGGYVIAGRLAPWLLRAAARVAPFPFEDVYTGLCIRALGLVP