Gene Information
Gene NameB4GALT5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length388
Protein NamesBeta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 5 (Beta-1,4-GalTase 5) (Beta4Gal-T5) (b4Gal-T5) (EC 2.4.1.-) (Beta-1,4-GalT II) (Glucosylceramide beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase) (EC 2.4.1.274) (Lactosylceramide synthase) (LacCer synthase) (UDP-Gal:beta-GlcNAc beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 5) (UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000158470 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO43286
Gene CardB4GALT5
Uniprot IDO43286
PfamPF02709; PF13733
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.028407989)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ B4GALT5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ B4GALT5 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ B4GALT5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ B4GALT5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ B4galt5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ B4GALT5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ B4galt5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ B4GALT5 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsB4GALT2, B4GALT6
ParalogsB4GALT4, B4GALT3, B4GALT1, B4GALT6, B4GALT2, B4GALT7
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitously expressed. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9435216}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2273086  rs235035  rs35195217 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P15291};
Single-pass type II membrane protein. Golgi apparatus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A0A1S6M251}. Note=Trans cisternae of Golgi stack. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P15291}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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