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Transcriptional Regulation of Murine β1,4-Galactosyltransferase in Somatic Cells
1 Mar 1996
Abstract excerpt
beta1,4-Galactosyltransferase (beta4-GT) is a constitutively expressed enzyme that synthesizes the beta4-N-acetyllactosamine structure in glycoconjugates. In mammals, beta4-GT has been recruited for a second biosynthetic function, the production of lactose which occurs exclusively in the lactating mammary gland. In somatic tissues, the murine beta4-GT gene specifies two mRNAs of 4. 1 and 3.9 kilobases (kb), as a...
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