title: beta-1,4-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase involved in ganglioside synthesis: cDNA sequence, expression, and chromosome mapping of the mouse gene.
abstract: beta-1,4-N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.92; GalNAc-T) is a glycosyltransferase involved in the synthesis of gangliosides GM2 and GD2 as well as glycolipid GA2. We have isolated and sequenced the mouse Gal-NAc-T cDNA, studied GalNAc-T mRNA expression in adult tissues and in embryos, and determined the chromosomal location of the GalNAc-T gene, Ggm2. In comparison with the human cDNA, the mouse sequence was 83 and 87% identical at the nucleic acid and amino acid levels, respectively. The GalNAc-T transcript was most abundantly expressed in brain, liver, lung, spleen, and testis among the eight adult tissues examined. Relatively high levels of expression were seen early in mouse development (7-day embryos) compared to later times (11, 15, and 17 days). The Ggm2 gene was mapped to a distal position on mouse chromosome 10 that is homologous to a portion of human chromosome 12.
authors.affiliation: Section on Biochemical Genetics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sango
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Proia
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D005732:Gangliosides / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017350:N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000097763:Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005732:Gangliosides; D017350:N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D000097763:Polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase