Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2582
Gene name UDP-galactose-4-epimerase
Gene symbol GALE
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SDR1E1THC13
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1p36.11
Summary This gene encodes UDP-galactose-4-epimerase which catalyzes two distinct but analogous reactions: the epimerization of UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose, and the epimerization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine. The bifunctional nature of
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs3180383 G>A,T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, synonymous variant, missense variant
rs28940882 C>T Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28940883 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs28940885 C>T Pathogenic, other, likely-benign Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121908045 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1010543 hsa-miR-3978 CLIP-seq
MIRT2232949 hsa-let-7a CLIP-seq
MIRT2232950 hsa-let-7b CLIP-seq
MIRT2232951 hsa-let-7c CLIP-seq
MIRT2232952 hsa-let-7d CLIP-seq
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:0003974 Function UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase activity IEA
GO:0003978 Function UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity IBA
GO:0003978 Function UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity IDA 16302980
GO:0003978 Function UDP-glucose 4-epimerase activity IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
606953 4116 ENSG00000117308
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q14376
Protein name UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.2) (Galactowaldenase) (UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine 4-epimerase) (UDP-GalNAc 4-epimerase) (UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 4-epimerase) (UDP-GlcNAc 4-epimerase) (EC 5.1.3.7) (UDP-galactose 4-epimerase)
Protein function Catalyzes two distinct but analogous reactions: the reversible epimerization of UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose and the reversible epimerization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine. The reaction with UDP-Gal plays a critical rol
PDB 1EK5 , 1EK6 , 1HZJ , 1I3K , 1I3L , 1I3M , 1I3N
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16363 GDP_Man_Dehyd 6 333 GDP-mannose 4,6 dehydratase Domain
Sequence
Sequence length 348
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Galactose metabolism
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
Metabolic pathways
Biosynthesis of nucleotide sugars
  Defective GALE can cause Epimerase-deficiency galactosemia (EDG)
Galactose catabolism
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Galactosemia III, severe Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121908047 RCV000003867
GALE-related disorder Likely pathogenic rs368637540 RCV003420622
See cases Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs137853859 RCV002251917
Thrombocytopenia 13, syndromic Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs765353795, rs1388106856, rs121908045, rs121908047, rs779828095, rs1557479812, rs773462569, rs780861587, rs747715399, rs1268440347, rs2521319607, rs137853859, rs137853860, rs137853861 RCV003991510
RCV005014512
RCV005016234
RCV005003325
RCV005003606
RCV005013095
RCV005014877
RCV005014881
RCV005014882
RCV005015062
RCV003991518
RCV005003400
RCV005016289
RCV005016290
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Familial prostate cancer Uncertain significance rs727503942 RCV005888426
Glioma susceptibility 1 Likely benign rs200029591 RCV005934966
Malignant tumor of urinary bladder Likely benign rs774474579 RCV005907672
Ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma Uncertain significance rs542192037 RCV005891690
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Associate 33115496
Blood Platelet Disorders Associate 36846897
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Associate 30247636
Galactosemias Inhibit 11279193, 16385452, 9973283
Galactosemias Associate 11279193, 16302980, 19250319, 21703329, 22613355, 23732289, 29261178, 36846897, 9326324, 9973283
Glioblastoma Associate 30572911, 33553434
Hemolysis Inhibit 16385452
Hemorrhage Associate 36846897
Myelodysplastic Syndromes Associate 36846897
Neoplasms Associate 31827638