Gene
B4GALT3
beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 3
- HGNC 926↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000158850↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 8703↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 1q23.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 1: 161,171,310–161,177,507 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 8 exons across 6.2 kb
- Protein
- 393 amino acids
- Also known as
- beta4Gal-T3
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000319769.10NM_003779.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How B4GALT3 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.9 kb of the gene's 6.2 kb; 1,182 of those bases code for the protein.
How a genome test reads B4GALT3
1
position in B4GALT3 where ClinVar classes a change as pathogenic or likely pathogenic
None of them falls in a region short reads find hard.
A whole genome covers all 6.2 kb of B4GALT3, introns included, not only the 1.9 kb of exons.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- ClinVar and the GIAB stratifications: known disease-causing sites, and the regions short reads find hard.
- Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). B4GALT3 gene: beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 3. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/b4galt3
Dante Labs. B4GALT3 gene: beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 3 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/b4galt3
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