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B3galt4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    B3galt4
  • Name
    UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 4
  • Synonyms
    Gal-T2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1859517
    NCBI Gene: 54218
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr17:34168886-34170462 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 17, 17.98 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1859517
 protein coding gene Chr17:34168883-34170462 (-)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200050397
 protein coding gene Chr17:29871802-29873381 (-)
A/J ENSMUSG00195039728
 protein coding gene Chr17:30736013-30737574 (-)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220048477
 protein coding gene Chr17:29763655-29765216 (-)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180027356
 protein coding gene Chr17:30122092-30123653 (-)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175052849
 protein coding gene Chr17:29649849-29651410 (-)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215053419
 protein coding gene Chr17:29711965-29713544 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0021427
 protein coding gene Chr17:30235211-30236756 (-)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005048683
 protein coding gene Chr17:30696566-30698127 (-)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210048543
 protein coding gene Chr17:29471947-29473508 (-)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185051530
 protein coding gene Chr17:32141401-32142962 (-)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205052037
 protein coding gene Chr17:29999810-30001371 (-)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000057057
 protein coding gene Chr17:31404520-31406081 (-)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230053589
 protein coding gene Chr17:33270152-33271731 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190052466
 protein coding gene Chr17:29622012-29623573 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225054675
 protein coding gene Chr17:35311570-35313499 (-)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010033803
 protein coding gene Chr17:29247711-29249272 (-)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010030984
 protein coding gene Chr17:30395424-30396985 (-)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005049596
 protein coding gene Chr17:30325277-30326838 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    B3GALT4, beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    B3GALT4, beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 4
  • Synonyms
    BETA3GALT4, GALT2, GALT4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 8705
    UniProt: O96024

  • Chr Location
    6p21.32; chr6:33277123-33284832 (+)  GRCh38
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotype references
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    16
  • GO References
    10
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    707
  • Tissues
    108
  • cDNA Data
    10
  • Literature Summary
    3
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic 54218 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 1577 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript NM_019420 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1599 Not Specified  
polypeptide Q9Z0F0 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 371 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 14
    Genomic 1
    cDNA 10
    Primer pair 3

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 39
    Developmental Gene Expression 3
    Gene Ontology 10
    Phenotypes 4
  • Earliest
    J:384262 Daniotti JL, et al., Mouse beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase (GA1/GM1/GD1b synthase): protein characterization, tissue expression, and developmental regulation in neural retina. J Neurosci Res. 1999 Oct 15;58(2):318-27
  • Latest
    J:381863 Sha YL, et al., B3GALT4 remodels the tumor microenvironment through GD2-mediated lipid raft formation and the c-met/AKT/mTOR/IRF-1 axis in neuroblastoma. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Oct 25;41(1):314
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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