Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 53947
Gene name Alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase (P1PK blood group)
Gene symbol A4GALT
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
A14GALTA4GALT1Gb3SP(k)P1P1PKPK
Chromosome 22
Chromosome location 22q13.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the transfer of galactose to lactosylceramide to form globotriaosylceramide, which has been identified as the P(k) antigen of the P blood group system. This protein, a type II membrane protein found in the Golgi,
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28940571 G>A,T Affects Genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28940572 C>T Affects Genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs74315453 A>T Affects Genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs74315454 C>G,T Affects Genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant, stop gained, missense variant
rs387906279 AGA>- Affects Genic downstream transcript variant, inframe deletion, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT016300 hsa-miR-193b-3p Microarray 20304954
MIRT644090 hsa-miR-5193 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT644089 hsa-miR-3183 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT644088 hsa-miR-4723-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT644087 hsa-miR-6769b-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane IEA
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane NAS 10748143
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0001576 Process Globoside biosynthetic process IEA
GO:0005794 Component Golgi apparatus IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607922 18149 ENSG00000128274
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NPC4
Protein name Lactosylceramide 4-alpha-galactosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.228) (Alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase) (Alpha-1,4-galactosyltransferase) (Alpha4Gal-T1) (CD77 synthase) (Globotriaosylceramide synthase) (Gb3 synthase) (P1/Pk synthase) (UDP-galactose:beta
Protein function Catalyzes the transfer of galactose from UDP-alpha-D-galactose to lactosylceramide/beta-D-galactosyl-(1->4)-beta-D-glucosyl-(1<->1)-ceramide(d18:1(4E)) to produce globotriaosylceramide/globoside Gb3Cer (d18:1(4E)) (PubMed:10748143). Also able to
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF04488 Gly_transf_sug 91 215 Glycosyltransferase sugar-binding region containing DXD motif Family
PF04572 Gb3_synth 222 349 Alpha 1,4-glycosyltransferase conserved region Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Ubiquitous. Highly expressed in kidney, heart, spleen, liver, testis and placenta.
Sequence
Sequence length 353
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG 
  Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - lacto and neolacto series
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
Metabolic pathways
 
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
NOR polyagglutination syndrome Pathogenic rs397514502 RCV002508135
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
A4GALT-CONGENITAL DISORDER OF GLYCOSYLATION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
A4GALT-related disorder Benign; Likely benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CANCER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BREAST CARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemias Megakaryocytic Leukemia BEFREE 11782470
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 29658052
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
African Burkitt`s lymphoma African Burkitt`s Lymphoma CTD_human_DG 11482875
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 19245689 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Burkitt Leukemia Burkitt`s Lymphoma CTD_human_DG 11482875
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Burkitt Lymphoma Burkitt`s Lymphoma CTD_human_DG 11482875
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Burkitt Lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma Pubtator 11782470, 12944404, 1375849, 7516406 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Burkitt Lymphoma Burkitt lymphoma Pubtator 9763568 Inhibit
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Carcinoma Embryonal Embryonal carcinoma Pubtator 8679447 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cardiomyopathies Cardiomyopathy Pubtator 26070511 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only