Entry
Name
Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series - Homo sapiens (human)
Class
Metabolism; Glycan biosynthesis and metabolism
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
hsa00603 Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - globo and isoglobo series
Ortholog table
Module
Network
Element
N01654 Forssman blood group antigen biosynthesis
N01679 Pk and P antigens biosynthesis
N01680 NOR antigen biosynthesis
N01682 Blood group A antigen type 4 (Globo-A) biosynthesis
N01690 Blood group H antigen type 4 (Globo-H) biosynthesis
N01697 P/PX2 negative, Pk positive
N01698 P1/Pk/P/NOR all negative (P null)
N01703 Blood group B antigen type 4 (Globo-B) biosynthesis
N01709 Hydrolysis of globoside
Other DBs
Organism
Homo sapiens (human) [GN:
hsa ]
Gene
8706 B3GALNT1; beta-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 (Globoside blood group) [KO:K00719 ] [EC:2.4.1.79 ]
26301 GBGT1; globoside alpha-1,3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 1 (FORS blood group) [KO:K00722 ] [EC:2.4.1.88 ]
10317 B3GALT5; beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 5 [KO:K03877 ] [EC:2.4.1.-]
28 ABO; ABO, alpha 1-3-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase and alpha 1-3-galactosyltransferase [KO:K00709 ] [EC:2.4.1.40 2.4.1.37 ]
6489 ST8SIA1; ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1 [KO:K03371 ] [EC:2.4.3.8 ]
Compound
G00098 Monosialylgalactosylgloboside
G00181 Disialosylglobopentaosylceramide
Reference
Authors
Saito S, Aoki H, Ito A, Ueno S, Wada T, Mitsuzuka K, Satoh M, Arai Y, Miyagi T.
Title
Human alpha2,3-sialyltransferase (ST3Gal II) is a stage-specific embryonic antigen-4 synthase.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Zhou D, Henion TR, Jungalwala FB, Berger EG, Hennet T.
Title
The beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase beta 3GalT-V is a stage-specific embryonic antigen-3 (SSEA-3) synthase.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kojima Y, Fukumoto S, Furukawa K, Okajima T, Wiels J, Yokoyama K, Suzuki Y, Urano T, Ohta M, Furukawa K.
Title
Molecular cloning of globotriaosylceramide/CD77 synthase, aglycosyltransferase that initiates the synthesis of globo seriesglycosphingolipids.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Keusch JJ, Manzella SM, Nyame KA, Cummings RD, Baenziger JU.
Title
Cloning of Gb3 synthase, the key enzyme in globo-series glycosphingolipidsynthesis, predicts a family of alpha 1, 4-glycosyltransferases conservedin plants, insects, and mammals.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Keusch JJ, Manzella SM, Nyame KA, Cummings RD, Baenziger JU
Title
Expression cloning of a new member of the ABO blood group glycosyltransferases, iGb3 synthase, that directs the synthesis of isoglobo-glycosphingolipids.
Journal
Related pathway
KO pathway