Ceramide glucosyltransferase

Details

Name
Ceramide glucosyltransferase
Synonyms
  • 2.4.1.80
  • GCS
  • GLCT-1
  • Glucosylceramide synthase
  • UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase
  • UDP-glucose:N-acylsphingosine D-glucosyltransferase
Gene Name
UGCG
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016105|Ceramide glucosyltransferase
MALLDLALEGMAVFGFVLFLVLWLMHFMAIIYTRLHLNKKATDKQPYSKLPGVSLLKPLK
GVDPNLINNLETFFELDYPKYEVLLCVQDHDDPAIDVCKKLLGKYPNVDARLFIGGKKVG
INPKINNLMPGYEVAKYDLIWICDSGIRVIPDTLTDMVNQMTEKVGLVHGLPYVADRQGF
AATLEQVYFGTSHPRYYISANVTGFKCVTGMSCLMRKDVLDQAGGLIAFAQYIAEDYFMA
KAIADRGWRFAMSTQVAMQNSGSYSISQFQSRMIRWTKLRINMLPATIICEPISECFVAS
LIIGWAAHHVFRWDIMVFFMCHCLAWFIFDYIQLRGVQGGTLCFSKLDYAVAWFIRESMT
IYIFLSALWDPTISWRTGRYRLRCGGTAEEILDV
Number of residues
394
Molecular Weight
44853.255
Theoretical pI
7.86
GO Classification
Functions
ceramide glucosyltransferase activity
Processes
epidermis development / glucosylceramide biosynthetic process / glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process / glycosphingolipid metabolic process / positive regulation of protein targeting to mitochondrion / small molecule metabolic process / sphingolipid metabolic process
Components
Golgi membrane / integral component of membrane / membrane
General Function
Ceramide glucosyltransferase activity
Specific Function
Catalyzes the first glycosylation step in glycosphingolipid biosynthesis, the transfer of glucose to ceramide. May also serve as a "flippase".
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
11-32 196-215 288-304 310-328 349-369
Cellular Location
Golgi apparatus membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016106|Ceramide glucosyltransferase (UGCG)
ATGGCGCTGCTGGACCTGGCCTTGGAGGGAATGGCCGTCTTCGGGTTCGTCCTCTTCTTG
GTGCTGTGGCTGATGCATTTCATGGCTATCATCTACACCCGATTACACCTCAACAAGAAG
GCAACTGACAAACAGCCTTATAGCAAGCTCCCAGGTGTCTCTCTTCTGAAACCACTGAAA
GGGGTAGATCCTAACTTAATCAACAACCTGGAAACATTCTTTGAATTGGATTATCCCAAA
TATGAAGTGCTCCTTTGTGTACAAGATCATGATGATCCAGCCATTGATGTATGTAAGAAG
CTTCTTGGAAAATATCCAAATGTTGATGCTAGATTGTTTATAGGTGGCAAAAAAGTTGGC
ATTAATCCTAAAATTAATAATTTAATGCCAGGATATGAAGTTGCAAAGTATGATCTTATA
TGGATTTGTGATAGTGGAATAAGAGTAATTCCAGATACGCTTACTGACATGGTGAATCAA
ATGACAGAAAAAGTAGGCTTGGTTCACGGGCTGCCTTACGTAGCAGACAGACAGGGCTTT
GCTGCCACCTTAGAGCAGGTATATTTTGGAACTTCACATCCAAGATACTATATCTCTGCC
AATGTAACTGGTTTCAAATGTGTGACAGGAATGTCTTGTTTAATGAGAAAAGATGTGTTG
GATCAAGCAGGAGGACTTATAGCTTTTGCTCAGTACATTGCCGAAGATTACTTTATGGCC
AAAGCGATAGCTGACCGAGGTTGGAGGTTTGCAATGTCCACTCAAGTTGCAATGCAAAAC
TCTGGCTCATATTCAATTTCTCAGTTTCAATCCAGAATGATCAGGTGGACCAAACTACGA
ATTAACATGCTTCCTGCTACAATAATTTGTGAGCCAATTTCAGAATGCTTTGTTGCCAGT
TTAATTATTGGATGGGCAGCCCACCATGTGTTCAGATGGGATATTATGGTATTTTTCATG
TGTCATTGCCTGGCATGGTTTATATTTGACTACATTCAACTCAGGGGTGTCCAGGGTGGC
ACACTGTGTTTTTCAAAACTTGATTATGCAGTCGCCTGGTTCATCCGCGAATCCATGACA
ATATACATTTTTTTGTCTGCATTATGGGACCCAACTATAAGCTGGAGAACTGGTCGCTAC
AGATTACGCTGTGGGGGTACAGCAGAGGAAATCCTAGATGTATAA
Chromosome Location
9
Locus
9q31
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ16739
UniProtKB Entry NameCEGT_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID1325917
GenBank Gene IDD50840
GenAtlas IDUGCG
HGNC IDHGNC:12524
General References
  1. Ichikawa S, Sakiyama H, Suzuki G, Hidari KI, Hirabayashi Y: Expression cloning of a cDNA for human ceramide glucosyltransferase that catalyzes the first glycosylation step of glycosphingolipid synthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 May 14;93(10):4638-43. [Article]
  2. Ichikawa S, Sakiyama H, Suzuki G, Hidari KI, Hirabayashi Y: Expression cloning of a cDNA for human ceramide glucosyltransferase that catalyzes the first glycosylation step of glycosphingolipid synthesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996 Oct 29;93(22):12654. [Article]
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00419MiglustatapprovedyesinhibitorDetails
DB09039Eliglustatapproved, investigationalyesinhibitorDetails