B3GALT5( Human )
beta-1,3-galactosyltransferase 5
Alias
B3GalT-V|B3GalTx|B3T5|GLCT5|beta-1,3-GalTase 5|beta-3-Gx-T5|beta3Gal-T5
This gene encodes a member of a family of membrane-bound glycoproteins. The encoded protein may synthesize type 1 Lewis antigens, which are elevated in gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been observed for this gene, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013].