Lactosylceramide 1,3-N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminyltransferase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Lactosylceramide 1,3-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminyltransferase (378 aa, ~44 kDa) is encoded by the human B3GNT5 gene. This protein is involved in the synthesis of lacto- or neolacto-series carbohydrate chains on glycolipids.

**Synonyms:** - B3GN-T5 - B3GNT5 - BGnT-5 - Beta 1,3 N-Acetyglucosaminyltransferase Lc3 Synthase - Beta-1,3-Gn-T5 - Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 - Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase BGnT-5 - EC 2.4.1.206 - LacCer Synthase - Lactotriaosylceramide Synthase - Lc(3)Cer Synthase - Lc3 Synthase - UDP-GlcNAc:Beta-Gal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 - UDP-GlcNAc:BetaGal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 5 - beta3Gn-T5