Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP03192
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP02910
Name UDP-glucose 4-epimerase
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name GALE
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Catalyzes two distinct but analogous reactions: the reversible epimerization of UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose and the reversible epimerization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine to UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine. The reaction with UDP-Gal plays a critical role in the Leloir pathway of galactose catabolism in which galactose is converted to the glycolytic intermediate glucose 6-phosphate. It contributes to the catabolism of dietary galactose and enables the endogenous biosynthesis of both UDP-Gal and UDP-GalNAc when exogenous sources are limited. Both UDP-sugar interconversions are important in the synthesis of glycoproteins and glycolipids.
Pathways Not Available
Reactions
Uridine diphosphate glucose + Galactose 1-phosphate → Uridine diphosphategalactose + Glucose 1-phosphate details
Uridine diphosphategalactose → Uridine diphosphate glucose details
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs GALE
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 348
Molecular Weight 38254.0
Theoretical pI Not Available
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein AAI02186.2
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q3T105
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name GALE_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID DAAA02006426
GeneCard ID GALE
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available