Biology:Galactosylceramide sulfotransferase
galactosylceramide sulfotransferase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC number | 2.8.2.11 | ||||||||
CAS number | 9081-06-5 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a galactosylceramide sulfotransferase (EC 2.8.2.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate + a galactosylceramide [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate + a galactosylceramidesulfate
Thus, its two substrates are 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate and galactosylceramide, and its two products are adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate and galactosylceramidesulfate.
It belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the sulfotransferases, which transfer sulfur-containing groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3'-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:galactosylceramide 3'-sulfotransferase. Other names in common use include GSase, 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate-cerebroside sulfotransferase, galactocerebroside sulfotransferase, galactolipid sulfotransferase, glycolipid sulfotransferase, and glycosphingolipid sulfotransferase. This enzyme participates in sphingolipid metabolism.
References
- "Metabolism of sulfatides. I. The effect of galactocerebrosides on the synthesis of sulfatides". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 20 (2): 109–13. 1965. doi:10.1016/0006-291X(65)90331-1. PMID 5850675.
- "Association of elevated sulfatides and sulfotransferase activities with human renal cell carcinoma". Cancer Res. 49 (2): 335–9. 1989. PMID 2562926.
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