N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase
"N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of UDP-galactose and N-acylsphingosine to D-galactosylceramide and UDP.
| Descriptor ID |
D051146
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.400.450.400.460
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| Concept/Terms |
N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase- N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase
- Galactosyltransferase, N-Acylsphingosine
- N Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase
- UDP Galactose-N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase
- Galactose-N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase, UDP
- Galactosyltransferase, UDP Galactose-N-Acylsphingosine
- UDP Galactose N Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase
- Ceramide Galactosyltransferase
- Galactosyltransferase, Ceramide
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Below are the most recent publications written about "N-Acylsphingosine Galactosyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Endogenous ligands of natural killer T cells are alpha-linked glycosylceramides. Mol Immunol. 2015 Dec; 68(2 Pt A):94-7.
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Nur7 is a nonsense mutation in the mouse aspartoacylase gene that causes spongy degeneration of the CNS. J Neurosci. 2008 Nov 05; 28(45):11537-49.
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A myelin galactolipid, sulfatide, is essential for maintenance of ion channels on myelinated axon but not essential for initial cluster formation. J Neurosci. 2002 Aug 01; 22(15):6507-14.
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Molecular markers that identify human astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2002 Apr; 61(4):329-38.
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Paranodal junction formation and spermatogenesis require sulfoglycolipids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Apr 02; 99(7):4227-32.
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Myelin abnormalities in mice deficient in galactocerebroside and sulfatide. J Neurocytol. 1998 Sep; 27(9):649-59.
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New perspectives on the function of myelin galactolipids. Trends Neurosci. 1998 Mar; 21(3):126-30.