QuickView for glucosylceramide synthase;jsessionid=117024836B69A42F997812AB1C5995FF;jsessionid=435495C259044824D50CB33CC5224069;jsessionid=FBD917A0462C2F2391D0807E06455255;jsessionid=59D4256AEC140FD92A91870F468A8B39 (gene)
- Gene Symbol:
- Ugcg
Rattus norvegicus - Full name:
- UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase
- Synonyms:
- ceramide glucosyltransferase, GCS, GLCT-1, UDP-glucose:N-acylsphingosine D-glucosyltransferase, UDP-glucose:ceramide glycosyltransferase, glucosylceramide synthase
- Genomic Location:
- Chr 5: 77263337-77295486
- Description:
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catalyzes the transfer of glucose from UDP-glucose (UDP-Glc) to ceramide to form glucosylceramide
- Orthologs:
- Homo sapiens , Mus musculus , D. melanogaster , C. elegans , Macaca mulatta , Gallus gallus , Pan troglodytes , Canis lupus familiaris , Bos taurus , Danio rerio
- External Links:
- Entrez Gene
- Transcription Factor
Binding Sites:
GO Molecular Function
UDP-glucosyltransferase activity | UDP-glycosyltransferase activity | catalytic activity | glucosyltransferase activity | transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups | transferase activity, transferring hexosyl groups | transferase activity | ceramide glucosyltransferase activity | dihydroceramide glucosyltransferase activity
GO Biological Process
glycosphingolipid metabolic process | glycolipid biosynthetic process | cellular process | sphingolipid metabolic process | glucosylceramide biosynthetic process | cellular lipid metabolic process | glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process | cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process | ceramide metabolic process | glucosylceramide metabolic process | sphingolipid biosynthetic process | cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process | carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process | cellular biosynthetic process | nitrogen compound metabolic process | lipid metabolic process | cellular amide metabolic process | glycolipid metabolic process | biosynthetic process | lipid biosynthetic process | glycosylceramide metabolic process | metabolic process | membrane lipid metabolic process | organic substance metabolic process | amide biosynthetic process | carbohydrate derivative metabolic process | cellular metabolic process | ceramide biosynthetic process
GO Cellular Component
integral component of membrane | intracellular membrane-bounded organelle | organelle membrane | cell | intrinsic component of membrane | cytoplasm | intracellular organelle | Golgi apparatus | endomembrane system | Golgi membrane | membrane-bounded organelle | organelle | intracellular | membrane
