beta-1,4 N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1; N-acetylneuraminyl-galactosylglucosylceramide; GM2/GD2 synthase; GalNAc-T (B4GALNT1, GALGT, SIAT2)

Function

• role in biosynthesis of gangliosides GM2, GD2 & GA2
• glycosylation

Structure

• homodimer, disulfide-linked
• belongs to the glycosyltransferase 2 family

Compartment

Golgi membrane

More general terms

• beta-1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (B4GALNT)
• glycoprotein
• membrane protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601873
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q00973.html