Galactosylceramidase

Galactosylceramidase (or galactocerebrosidase), EC 3.2.1.46, is an enzyme that removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactosylceramides) by catalysing the hydrolysis of galactose ester bonds of galactosylceramide, galactosylsphingosine, lactosylceramide, and monogalactosyldiglyceride.[1]

Galactosylceramidase
Identifiers
EC no.3.2.1.46
CAS no.9027-89-8
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO
Search
PMCarticles
PubMedarticles
NCBIproteins

It is a lysosomal protein, encoded in humans by the GALC gene.[1][2] Mutations in this gene have been associated with Krabbe disease, also known as galactosylceramide lipidosis.[1]

References

GALC
Identifiers
AliasesGALC, entrez:2581, galactosylceramidase
External IDsOMIM: 606890 MGI: 95636 HomoloGene: 124 GeneCards: GALC
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

2581

14420

Ensembl

ENSG00000054983

ENSMUSG00000021003

UniProt

P54803

P54818

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000153
NM_001037525
NM_001201401
NM_001201402

NM_008079

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000144
NP_001188330
NP_001188331

NP_032105

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 87.84 – 87.99 MbChr 12: 98.17 – 98.23 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
View/Edit HumanView/Edit Mouse

Further reading


  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000054983 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021003 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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