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Gene information for UGT8 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID7368
Official gene symbolUGT8
Full nameUDP glycosyltransferase 8
Aliases,CGT,UGT4,
Gene summaryGalactocerebrosides are abundant sphingolipids of the myelin membrane of the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system and are also present in small amounts in kidney. The key enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of galactocerebrosides consists of the transfer of galactose to ceramide catalyzed by UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT, EC 2.4.1.45). The enzyme encoded by the CGT gene is the first involved in complex lipid biosynthesis in the myelinating oligodendrocyte.[supplied by OMIM]
LocationChromosome: 4   Locus: 4q26
Gene position115519611 - 115598202  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size78592 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID601291