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Glycosyltransferase genes can be classified into several families, which have several characteristic motifs in the amino acid sequence. This section briefly describes a glycosyltransferase family having β4GT motif (WGxEDD/V/W). This family contains seven β1,4-galactosyltransferases, six chondroitin sulfate synthases (see a separate section for details), and two β1,4-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases. These enzymes have an activity to transfer carbohydrates via β1,4 linkage irrespective of donor and acceptor carbohydrates. The members of β4GT family in human and mouse are summarized in Table 1.
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Sato, T., Narimatsu, H. (2008). Glycosyltransferase Family with β4GT Motif (β4Gal-T and β4GalNAc-T Family). In: Taniguchi, N., Suzuki, A., Ito, Y., Narimatsu, H., Kawasaki, T., Hase, S. (eds) Experimental Glycoscience. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-77922-3_5
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