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Molecular cloning and characterization of the mouse CGT gene encoding UDP-galactose ceramide-galactosyltransferase (cerebroside synthetase)

Journal Article · · Genomics
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  1. Universitaet Koeln, Cologne (Germany)
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UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase, CGT, EC 2.4.1.45, is the key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cerebrosides and sulfatides, which are the most abundant glycosphingolipids in the myelin of the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.

OSTI ID:
466038
Journal Information:
Genomics, Journal Name: Genomics Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 35; ISSN 0888-7543; ISSN GNMCEP
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BASIC STUDIES
AMINO ACID SEQUENCE
ANIMAL CELLS
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
BIOSYNTHESIS
CELL DIFFERENTIATION
CEREBROSIDES
DNA HYBRIDIZATION
DNA SEQUENCING
DNA-CLONING
GENE REGULATION
GENETIC MAPPING
HEXOSYL TRANSFERASES
HUMAN CHROMOSOMES
MICE
MYELIN
NUCLEOTIDES
SPLICING
STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS
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