Entry
Name
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
Class
Metabolism; Glycan biosynthesis and metabolism
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Pathway map
ko00603 Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
Module
M00068 Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, globo-series, LacCer => Gb4Cer [PATH:ko00603 ]
Other DBs
Orthology
K00719 B3GALNT1, B3GALT3; galactosylgalactosylglucosylceramide beta-D-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase [EC:2.4.1.79 ]
K00722 GBGT1; globoside alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase [EC:2.4.1.88 ]
K00780 ST3GAL1; beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase (sialyltransferase 4A) [EC:2.4.3.2 2.4.3.4 ]
K01988 A4GALT; lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase [EC:2.4.1.228 ]
K03368 ST3GAL2; beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase (sialyltransferase 4B) [EC:2.4.3.2 2.4.3.4 ]
K03371 ST8SIA1; alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase (sialyltransferase 8A) [EC:2.4.3.8 ]
K03663 FUT9; 4-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 3-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase [EC:2.4.1.152 ]
K03877 B3GALT5; beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 5 [EC:2.4.1.-]
Compound
G00098 Monosialylgalactosylgloboside
G00181 Disialosylglobopentaosylceramide
Reference
Authors
Saito S, Aoki H, Ito A, Ueno S, Wada T, Mitsuzuka K, Satoh M, Arai Y, Miyagi T.
Title
Human alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (ST3Gal II) is a stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 synthase.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zhou D, Henion TR, Jungalwala FB, Berger EG, Hennet T.
Title
The beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase beta 3GalT-V is a stage-specific embryonic antigen-3 (SSEA-3) synthase.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kojima Y, Fukumoto S, Furukawa K, Okajima T, Wiels J, Yokoyama K, Suzuki Y, Urano T, Ohta M, Furukawa K.
Title
Molecular cloning of globotriaosylceramide/CD77 synthase, aglycosyltransferase that initiates the synthesis of globo seriesglycosphingolipids.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Keusch JJ, Manzella SM, Nyame KA, Cummings RD, Baenziger JU.
Title
Cloning of Gb3 synthase, the key enzyme in globo-series glycosphingolipidsynthesis, predicts a family of alpha 1, 4-glycosyltransferases conservedin plants, insects, and mammals.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Keusch JJ, Manzella SM, Nyame KA, Cummings RD, Baenziger JU
Title
Expression cloning of a new member of the ABO blood group glycosyltransferases, iGb3 synthase, that directs the synthesis of isoglobo-glycosphingolipids.
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