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cgt-1 Ceramide glucosyltransferase 1 [ Caenorhabditis elegans ]

Gene ID: 188169, updated on 4-Jan-2025

Summary

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Official Symbol
cgt-1
Official Full Name
Ceramide glucosyltransferase 1
Primary source
WormBase:WBGene00011517
Locus tag
CELE_T06C12.10
See related
AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00011517
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary
Predicted to enable ceramide glucosyltransferase activity. Involved in glucosylceramide biosynthetic process; nematode larval development; and regulation of protein localization to basolateral plasma membrane. Predicted to be active in membrane. Is expressed in excretory system; intestine; pharyngeal muscle cell; pharyngeal-intestinal valve; and rectum. Orthologous to human UGCG (UDP-glucose ceramide glucosyltransferase). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jan 2025]
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: V
Exon count:
8
Sequence:
Chromosome: V; NC_003283.11 (15886719..15888851, complement)

Chromosome V - NC_003283.11Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene Acyl_transf_3 domain-containing protein;Acyltransferase 3 domain-containing protein Neighboring gene Plasma membrane proteolipid 3 Neighboring gene Movement protein Neighboring gene Seven TM Receptor

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003283.11

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. The impact of C. elegans ceramide glucosyltransferase enzymes on the beneficial effects of B. subtilis lifespan. Arvin CL, et al. MicroPubl Biol, 2023. PMID 37090153, Free PMC Article
  2. Glucosylceramide synthase and glycosphingolipid synthesis. Ichikawa S, et al. Trends Cell Biol, 1998 May. PMID 9695839
  3. Orthoxenografts of Testicular Germ Cell Tumors Demonstrate Genomic Changes Associated with Cisplatin Resistance and Identify PDMP as a Resensitizing Agent. Piulats JM, et al. Clin Cancer Res, 2018 Aug 1. PMID 29618620
  4. Expression of ceramide glucosyltransferases, which are essential for glycosphingolipid synthesis, is only required in a small subset of C. elegans cells. Marza E, et al. J Cell Sci, 2009 Mar 15. PMID 19240113, Free PMC Article
  5. Ceramide glucosyltransferase of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is involved in oocyte formation and in early embryonic cell division. Nomura KH, et al. Glycobiology, 2011 Jun. PMID 21325339

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Animals lacking CGT do not synthesize glycosphingolipids, arrest growth at the first larval stage, and display defects in a subset of cells in their digestive tract.
    Title: Expression of ceramide glucosyltransferases, which are essential for glycosphingolipid synthesis, is only required in a small subset of C. elegans cells.
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General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables ceramide glucosyltransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
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enables ceramide glucosyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables glycosyltransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in glucosylceramide biosynthetic process IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
involved_in glucosylceramide biosynthetic process IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in nematode larval development IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in regulation of protein localization to basolateral plasma membrane IGI
Inferred from Genetic Interaction
more info
 PubMed 
involved_in sphingolipid metabolic process IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
is_active_in membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  

General protein information

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Preferred Names
Ceramide glucosyltransferase 1
NP_506971.2
  • Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003283.11 Reference assembly

    Range
    15886719..15888851 complement
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_074570.6 → NP_506971.2  Ceramide glucosyltransferase 1 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_506971.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    O18037
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    TIGR03472
    Location:68 → 446
    HpnI; hopanoid biosynthesis associated glycosyl transferase protein HpnI
    cd02520
    Location:107 → 338
    Glucosylceramide_synthase; Glucosylceramide synthase catalyzes the first glycosylation step of glycosphingolipid synthesis
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
O18037.2

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