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UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA
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[InstanceEdit:6785919] Jassal, Bijay, 2015-07-02
catalystActivity
[CatalystActivity:6785918] N-acylsphingosine galactosyltransferase activity of UGT8 [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
category
transition
compartment
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
[Compartment:12045] endoplasmic reticulum membrane
created
[InstanceEdit:6785919] Jassal, Bijay, 2015-07-02
crossReference
[DatabaseIdentifier:12667872] RHEA:48344
dbId
6785933
displayName
UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA
edited
[InstanceEdit:6785919] Jassal, Bijay, 2015-07-02
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-9840309] Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - Homo sapiens
followingEvent
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9844955] CLN3 transports GalCer to plasma membrane - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9844587] GAL3ST1 transfers sulfate to GalCer,LacCer - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-9844860] ST3GAL5 transfers NeuNAc to ceramides - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9850731] Vesicles transport GSL from Golgi to plasma membrane - Homo sapiens
input
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-428256] CERA [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-1981137] UDP-Gal [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
isChimeric
false
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:6785913] Cloning, characterization, and expression of human ceramide galactosyltransferase cDNA
[LiteratureReference:6785916] Ceramide glycosylation catalyzed by glucosylceramide synthase and cancer drug resistance
[LiteratureReference:9844573] UDP-galactose:ceramide galactosyltransferase is a class I integral membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum
maxDepth
1
modified
[InstanceEdit:10914110] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA
orthologousEvent
[Reaction:R-CEL-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Reaction:R-DME-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Drosophila melanogaster
[Reaction:R-GGA-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Gallus gallus
[Reaction:R-DRE-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Danio rerio
[Reaction:R-SSC-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Sus scrofa
[Reaction:R-BTA-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Bos taurus
[Reaction:R-CFA-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Canis familiaris
[Reaction:R-RNO-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Rattus norvegicus
[Reaction:R-MMU-6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - Mus musculus
output
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-6785915] GalCer [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-156540] H+ [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
[SimpleEntity:R-ALL-158602] UDP [endoplasmic reticulum lumen]
precedingEvent
[Reaction:R-HSA-1640164] ENPP7 hydrolyzes sphingomyelin - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-1861788] GBA2 hydrolyzes GlcCer (plasma membrane) - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-1606273] SMPD2 and 3 hydrolyze sphingomyelin (plasma membrane) - Homo sapiens
previousReviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821384] two stars
releaseDate
2015-12-15
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:6797578] D'Eustachio, Peter, 2015-09-14
[InstanceEdit:9851344] D'Eustachio, Peter, 2023-10-24
schemaClass
Reaction
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-6785933
summation
[Summation:6785921] 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase (UGT8,...
updateTrackers
[UpdateTracker:9853185] Update Tracker - [Reaction:6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - v87:[addLiteratureReference, add_removeInput, add_removeOutput, modifyText]
Referrals
(updatedInstance)
[UpdateTracker:9853185] Update Tracker - [Reaction:6785933] UGT8 transfers Gal from UDP-Gal to CERA - v87:[addLiteratureReference, add_removeInput, add_removeOutput, modifyText]
(precedingEvent)
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9850731] Vesicles transport GSL from Golgi to plasma membrane
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-9844955] CLN3 transports GalCer to plasma membrane
[Reaction:R-HSA-9844587] GAL3ST1 transfers sulfate to GalCer,LacCer
[Reaction:R-HSA-9844860] ST3GAL5 transfers NeuNAc to ceramides
(hasEvent)
[Pathway:R-HSA-9840309] Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis
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