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GBGT1

This gene encodes a glycosyltransferase that plays a role in the synthesis of Forssman glycolipid (FG), a member of the globoseries glycolipid family. Glycolipids such as FG form attachment sites for the binding of pathogens to cells; expression of this protein may determine host tropism to microorganisms. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Full Name
globoside alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1
Function
Has lost the ability to synthesize Forssman glycolipid antigen (FORS1/FG) (PubMed:10506200).

Might have acquired an alternative function in glycosphingolipid metabolism, but it remains to be established. It appears to have drifted more slowly than confirmed pseudogenes in the glycosyltransferase 6 family, suggesting that it has remained under evolutionary pressure.
Biological Process
Carbohydrate metabolic process Source: InterPro
Glycolipid biosynthetic process Source: ProtInc
Lipid glycosylation Source: GO_Central
Protein glycosylation Source: UniProtKB-UniPathway
Cellular Location
Golgi apparatus membrane
Topology
Cytoplasmic: 1-5
Helical: 6-26
Lumenal: 27-347

Anti-GBGT1 antibodies

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Target: GBGT1
Host: Rat
Antibody Isotype: IgM
Specificity: Mouse
Clone: 117C9
Application*: C
Target: GBGT1
Host: Rat
Antibody Isotype: IgG2c
Specificity: Mouse
Clone: 33B12
Application*: C
Target: GBGT1
Host: Rat
Antibody Isotype: IgM
Specificity: Mouse
Clone: FOM-1
Application*: C, P
For Research Use Only. Not For Clinical Use.
(P): Predicted
* Abbreviations
IFImmunofluorescence
IHImmunohistochemistry
IPImmunoprecipitation
WBWestern Blot
EELISA
MMicroarray
CIChromatin Immunoprecipitation
FFlow Cytometry
FNFunction Assay
IDImmunodiffusion
RRadioimmunoassay
TCTissue Culture
GSGel Supershift
NNeutralization
BBlocking
AActivation
IInhibition
DDepletion
ESELISpot
DBDot Blot
MCMass Cytometry/CyTOF
CTCytotoxicity
SStimulation
AGAgonist
APApoptosis
IMImmunomicroscopy
BABioassay
CSCostimulation
EMElectron Microscopy
IEImmunoelectrophoresis
PAPeptide Array
ICImmunocytochemistry
PEPeptide ELISA
MDMeDIP
SHIn situ hybridization
IAEnzyme Immunoassay
SEsandwich ELISA
PLProximity Ligation Assay
ECELISA(Cap)
EDELISA(Det)
BIBioimaging
IOImmunoassay
LFLateral Flow Immunoassay
LALuminex Assay
CImmunohistochemistry-Frozen Sections
PImmunohistologyp-Paraffin Sections
ISIntracellular Staining for Flow Cytometry
MSElectrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
RIRNA Binding Protein Immunoprecipitation (RIP)
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