Please wait a moment until all data is loaded. This message will disappear when all data is loaded.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
UDP-galactose + ceramide
UDP + D-galactosylceramide
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
UDPglucose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
glucocerebroside + UDP
-
at 7-10% of the activity with UDP-galactose
-
?
additional information
?
-
UDP-galactose + ceramide

UDP + D-galactosylceramide
-
-
-
?
UDP-galactose + ceramide
UDP + D-galactosylceramide
-
erythro-ceramides, unsaturated ceramides and bound sphingosines are more active than threo-ceramides, saturated and free sphingosines
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine

1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
highly specific
product: galactocerebroside containing 2-hydroxy fatty acids linked to the amino group of the sphingosine moiety
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
ceramide containing 2-hydroxystearic acid as the predominant fatty acid
product: galactocerebroside containing 2-hydroxy fatty acids linked to the amino group of the sphingosine moiety
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide, synthesis of cerebroside
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
enzyme may play an important role in the synthesis of at least one type of myelin
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
galactoceramide
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid galactosylceramide
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
key enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of the galactocerebrosides, cell-specific and highly time-regulated expression of the CGT gene in the terminal differentiated oligodendrocytes of CNS and in Schwann cells of PNS
galactocerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
key enzyme in the biosynthesis of galactocerebroside, the most abundant glycosphingolipid in the myelin sheath
galactocerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
highly specific
2-hydroxy fatty acid cerebroside, i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid galactosylceramide
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide
2-hydroxy fatty acid cerebroside, i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid galactosylceramide
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide, synthesis of cerebroside
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
cerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid galactosylceramide
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide
cerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide
cerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide
2-hydroxy fatty acid cerebroside, i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid galactosylceramide
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
-
cerebroside
?
additional information

?
-
-
not: galactose, galactose-1-phosphat, ADP-galactose
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
-
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
final step of galactosylceramide synthesis, which plays a role in myelin formation, signal transduction and oligodendrocyte development
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
not: ceramide containing nonhydroxy fatty acids
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cerebrosides and sulfatides, cell-specific and highly time-regulated expression of the CGT gene is thought to play an important role in oligodendrocyte and Schwann cell differentiation
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
-
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
-
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
not: glucosylceramide, lactosylceramide, asialo GM2ganglioside
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
not: ceramide containing nonhydroxy fatty acids
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
oligodendrocyte-specific enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the oligodendrocyte- and myelin-specific cerebrosides, time-regulated CGT expression with a peak around postnatal days 15-25
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
last step in biosynthesis of cerebrosides
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
enzyme ensures a supply of UDP-galactose in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen by retaining UDP-galactose transporter in a molecular complex
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
oligodendrocyte-specific enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the oligodendrocyte- and myelin-specific cerebrosides, time-regulated CGT expression with a peak around postnatal days 15-25
-
-
?
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
UDP-galactose + ceramide
UDP + D-galactosylceramide
-
-
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
additional information
?
-
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine

1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide, synthesis of cerebroside
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
enzyme may play an important role in the synthesis of at least one type of myelin
-
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
key enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of the galactocerebrosides, cell-specific and highly time-regulated expression of the CGT gene in the terminal differentiated oligodendrocytes of CNS and in Schwann cells of PNS
galactocerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
key enzyme in the biosynthesis of galactocerebroside, the most abundant glycosphingolipid in the myelin sheath
galactocerebroside
?
UDPgalactose + 2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine
1-(beta-D-galactosyl)-2-(2-hydroxyacyl)sphingosine + UDP
-
i.e. 2-hydroxy fatty acid ceramide, synthesis of cerebroside
-
?
additional information

?
-
-
-
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
final step of galactosylceramide synthesis, which plays a role in myelin formation, signal transduction and oligodendrocyte development
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
key enzyme in the biosynthesis of cerebrosides and sulfatides, cell-specific and highly time-regulated expression of the CGT gene is thought to play an important role in oligodendrocyte and Schwann cell differentiation
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
-
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
oligodendrocyte-specific enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the oligodendrocyte- and myelin-specific cerebrosides, time-regulated CGT expression with a peak around postnatal days 15-25
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
last step in biosynthesis of cerebrosides
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
enzyme ensures a supply of UDP-galactose in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen by retaining UDP-galactose transporter in a molecular complex
-
-
?
additional information
?
-
-
oligodendrocyte-specific enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the oligodendrocyte- and myelin-specific cerebrosides, time-regulated CGT expression with a peak around postnatal days 15-25
-
-
?
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Ataxia
Disruption of axo-glial junctions causes cytoskeletal disorganization and degeneration of Purkinje neuron axons.
Breast Neoplasms
Association between CLN3 (Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, CLN3 Type) Gene Expression and Clinical Characteristics of Breast Cancer Patients.
Breast Neoplasms
Ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8) is a molecular marker of breast cancer malignancy and lung metastases.
Breast Neoplasms
Inhibition of UGT8 suppresses basal-like breast cancer progression by attenuating sulfatide-?V?5 axis.
Demyelinating Diseases
Oligodendrocyte-specific ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT) expression phenotypically rescues CGT-deficient mice and demonstrates that CGT activity does not limit brain galactosylceramide level.
Demyelinating Diseases
Oligodendrocytes assist in the maintenance of sodium channel clusters independent of the myelin sheath.
Demyelinating Diseases
Tellurium causes dose-dependent coordinate down-regulation of myelin gene expression.
Galactosemias
The molecular relationship between deficient UDP-galactose uridyl transferase (GALT) and ceramide galactosyltransferase (CGT) enzyme function: a possible cause for poor long-term prognosis in classic galactosemia.
Leukodystrophy, Globoid Cell
Substrate reduction therapy for Krabbe disease and metachromatic leukodystrophy using a novel ceramide galactosyltransferase inhibitor.
Leukodystrophy, Metachromatic
Substrate reduction therapy for Krabbe disease and metachromatic leukodystrophy using a novel ceramide galactosyltransferase inhibitor.
Lung Neoplasms
Expression of Ceramide Galactosyltransferase (UGT8) in Primary and Metastatic Lung Tissues of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8) is a molecular marker of breast cancer malignancy and lung metastases.
Neoplasms
Ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8) as a molecular marker of canine mammary tumor malignancy.
Neoplasms
Ceramide galactosyltransferase (UGT8) is a molecular marker of breast cancer malignancy and lung metastases.
Neoplasms
Microarray analysis of altered sphingolipid metabolism reveals prognostic significance of sphingosine kinase 1 in breast cancer.
Oligodendroglioma
Biosynthesis of galactocerebrosides and glucocerebrosides in glial cell lines.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.
Please wait a moment until the data is sorted. This message will disappear when the data is sorted.