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Glucosylceramide synthase (UGCG)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Sphingolipid Synthesis Lipid Metabolism · ER + Golgi

step 6 Irreversible/directional

Ceramide + UDP-glucose -> glucosylceramide + UDP

Converts Ceramide UDP-glucose into Glucosylceramide UDP

Notes

Entry to the glycosphingolipid/ganglioside series; sequential glycosyltransferases then build lactosylceramide, globosides and gangliosides.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

0 entries

No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    Glycosphingolipids are essential entry factors for non-influenza orthomyxoviruses.

    Lozano-Montalbá L, Denis Z, Courgnaud V, Moreno-García J, Majzoub K, Sanjuán R, Dufloo J. · 2026-08-01

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    Extracellular vesicle depletion improves transient gene expression performance and alters cellular transcriptional responses in CHO cell.

    Rahimi M, Pérez-Rubio P, Vargas-Gracia J, Kempen PJ, Nielsen LK, Lavado-García J. · 2026-07-07

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    An ABC-B Transporter Helps Protect <i>Fusarium graminearum</i> Against Enniatin Toxicity.

    Harris LJ, Bosnich W, Johnston A, Schneiderman D, Kwan R, Thapa I, Witte TE, Sproule A, Gleddie S, Blackwell … · 2026-07-17

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    Integrated Multi-omics Analysis Uncovers Molecular Dysregulation in Glycosylceramide Synthase-Deficient Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.

    Beimdiek J, Cirksena K, Rossdam C, Brand-Merseburger S, Oberbeck A, Barbosa PV, Tzvetkova A, Juchem M, Bär C,… · 2026-07-23

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    Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals lipid metabolism disorders in the retina in spontaneous high myopia.

    Bao B, Liu J, Xie Y, Xi R, Sun Y, Yan J, Xin J, Yang Z, Yin X, Guo D, Bi H. · 2026-07-02

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    Assessing Surface Binding Events on Golgi Microsomes Isolated from Cancer Cells by Capillary Electrophoresis.

    Davoine C, Cobraiville G, Pochet L, Fillet M. · 2026-06-24

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    Publication Only

    · 2026-06-01

    open access unreviewed

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