B3GALT1

protein-coding

beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 1, the group of Beta 3-glycosyltransferases

Gene summary

This gene is a member of the beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase (beta3GalT) gene family. This family encodes type II membrane-bound glycoproteins with diverse enzymatic functions using different donor substrates (UDP-galactose and UDP-N-acetylglucosamine) and different acceptor sugars (N-acetylglucosamine, galactose, N-acetylgalactosamine). The beta3GalT genes are distantly related to the Drosophila Brainiac gene and have the protein coding sequence contained in a single exon. The beta3GalT proteins also contain conserved sequences not found in the beta4GalT or alpha3GalT proteins. The carbohydrate chains synthesized by these enzymes are designated as type 1, whereas beta4GalT enzymes synthesize type 2 carbohydrate chains. The ratio of type 1:type 2 chains changes during embryogenesis. By sequence similarity, the beta3GalT genes fall into at least two groups: beta3GalT4 and 4 other beta3GalT genes (beta3GalT1-3, beta3GalT5). This gene is expressed exclusively in the brain. The encoded protein shows strict donor substrate specificity for UDP-galactose. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

MANE transcript

NM_020981.4

Inheritance

—

ClinVar variants

P:1U:33B:1

Top phenotype

Prostate cancer

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.44

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr2:167,293,001-167,874,045

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~581.0 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to B3GALT1 variants in ClinVar

4 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 31
not providedTotal: 1
Prostate cancerTotal: 1
Hypercholesterolemia, familial, 1Total: 1

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_020981.4. Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
0
missense
1
clinvar
32
clinvar
1
clinvar
34
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
1
clinvar
1
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
Total10331035
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 4 of 9 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_020981.4RefSeqNP_066191.11MANE Select
ENST00000392690.4EnsemblENSP00000376456.21MANE Select
ENST00000970731.1EnsemblENSP00000640790.11Standard
ENST00000970731.2EnsemblENSP00000640790.11Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - lacto and neolacto series - Homo sapiens (human)
  • Ganglio Sphingolipid Metabolism
  • Metabolism of Spingolipids in ER and Golgi apparatus

Biological Process

  • protein glycosylation
  • protein N-linked glycosylation
  • galactosylceramide biosynthetic process
  • oligosaccharide biosynthetic process
  • lipid glycosylation

Molecular Function

  • acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activity
  • UDP-galactose:beta-N-acetylglucosamine beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase activity
  • glucosaminylgalactosylglucosylceramide beta-galactosyltransferase activity

Cellular Component

  • Golgi membrane
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • Golgi apparatus
  • integral component of membrane

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000392690
Coding exons
1
Length
55370
Individuals with no LoFs
0
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
0
Defined
0
p
0.00
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense1.581251860.6730.000009662173
Missense (PolyPhen)1960.7190.31292722
Synonymous-0.8147667.51.130.00000368617
Loss of Function1.77511.50.4368.00e-7121

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American00.0absent
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian00.0absent
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)00.0absent
South Asian00.0absent
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase that transfers galactose from UDP-alpha-D-galactose to substrates with a terminal beta-N- acetylglucosamine (beta-GlcNAc) residue. Involved in the biosynthesis of the carbohydrate moieties of glycolipids and glycoproteins. Inactive towards substrates with terminal alpha-N- acetylglucosamine (alpha-GlcNAc) or alpha-N-acetylgalactosamine (alpha-GalNAc) residues. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9582303}.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.149

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.290
RVIS EVS
-0.23
RVIS percentile EVS
37.11

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.926

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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