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Glycoprotein Alpha 1,3-Galactosyltransferase 1, Pseudogene (GGTA1P)

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UDPgalactose:β-d-galactosyl-1,4-N-acetyl-d-glucosaminide α1,3 galactosyltransferase, α1,3GT catalyzes the synthesis of the α-Gal epitope, one of the most common carbohydrate structures found in mammalian tissues (Galili and Tanemura 1999). This gene is present in the DNA of humans and Old World monkeys, but is not transcribed by evolutionary inactivation (Joziasse et al. 1992).

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Miyagawa, S., Maeda, A. (2014). Glycoprotein Alpha 1,3-Galactosyltransferase 1, Pseudogene (GGTA1P). In: Taniguchi, N., Honke, K., Fukuda, M., Narimatsu, H., Yamaguchi, Y., Angata, T. (eds) Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54240-7_83

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