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UGT8 gene

Known as: UDP Glycosyltransferase 8 Gene, UDP glycosyltransferase 8, CEREBROSIDE SYNTHASE 
This gene is involved in galactocerebroside synthesis.
National Institutes of Health

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Ganglioside GalactosyltransferaseLipid MetabolismUGT8 protein, humanglycosylation

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Copy Number Variations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Piecing the Mosaic Tiles Together through a Systems Biology Approach
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and still untreatable motor neuron disease. Despite the molecular mechanisms… 
2015
2015
A Novel Function for UDP Glycosyltransferase 8: Galactosidation of Bile Acids
The human UDP glycosyltransferase (UGT) superfamily comprises four families of enzymes that catalyze the addition of sugar… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
EBV-miR-BART1 is involved in regulating metabolism-associated genes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
2013
2013
Galactosylceramide Affects Tumorigenic and Metastatic Properties of Breast Cancer Cells as an Anti-Apoptotic Molecule
It was recently proposed that UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8), enzyme responsible for synthesis of… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Comprehensive genomic analyses associate UGT8 variants with musical ability in a Mongolian population
Background Musical abilities such as recognising music and singing performance serve as means for communication and are… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8) is a molecular marker of breast cancer malignancy and lung metastases
Background:It was shown recently on the level of gene expression that UGT8, coding UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyltransferase… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Identification of UDP Glycosyltransferase 3A1 as a UDP N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase*
The UDP glycosyltransferases (UGT) attach sugar residues to small lipophilic chemicals to alter their biological properties and… 
2002
2002
Catalog of 86 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in three uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase genes: UGT2A1, UGT2B15, and UGT8
AbstractWe report here three high-density maps of variations found among 48 Japanese individuals in three uridine diphosphate… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The human gene CGT encoding the UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyl transferase (cerebroside synthase): cloning, characterization, and assignment to human chromosome 4, band q26.
We have previously cloned the human UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT, E.C. 2.4.1.45) cDNA. Its open reading… 
1995
1995
Enzymatic formation of plant cerebroside: properties of UDP-glucose: ceramide glucosyltransferase in radish seedlings.
The activity of cerebroside synthase (UDP-glucose: ceramide glucosyltransferase) was found in the microsomal fraction of radish… 
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