Biology:GAL3ST1

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Galactosylceramide sulfotransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GAL3ST1 gene.[1][2][3]

Sulfonation, an important step in the metabolism of many drugs, xenobiotics, hormones, and neurotransmitters, is catalyzed by sulfotransferases. The product of this gene is galactosylceramide sulfotransferase which catalyzes the conversion between 3'-phosphoadenylylsulfate + a galactosylceramide to adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate + galactosylceramide sulfate. Activity of this sulfotransferase is enhanced in renal cell carcinoma.[3]

References

  1. Sanger Centre, The; Washington University Genome Sequencing Cente, The (Jan 1999). "Toward a complete human genome sequence". Genome Res 8 (11): 1097–108. doi:10.1101/gr.8.11.1097. PMID 9847074. 
  2. "Molecular cloning and expression of cDNA encoding human 3'-phosphoadenylylsulfate:galactosylceramide 3'-sulfotransferase". J Biol Chem 272 (8): 4864–8. Apr 1997. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.8.4864. PMID 9030544. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: GAL3ST1 galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9514. 

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