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B4GALNT4
beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyltransferase 4
Chromosome 11 · 11p15.5
NCBI Gene: 338707Ensembl: ENSG00000182272.13HGNC: HGNC:26315UniProt: Q76KP1
15PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activityN-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl-derivative 4-beta-N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase activityGolgi cisterna membraneAbnormality of the skeletal systemmajor depressive disorderosteoarthritis, kneenon-small cell lung carcinoma
✦AI Summary

B4GALNT4 encodes beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyltransferase 4, a glycosyltransferase that transfers N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) from UDP-GalNAc to N-acetylglucosamine with beta-1,4 linkage, forming GalNAcβ1-4GlcNAc (LacdiNAc) structures in N-linked and O-linked glycans 1. The enzyme contains a unique noncatalytic PA14 domain essential for catalytic activity toward various glycan substrates 1. Unlike the dominant subterminal structure LacNAc, LacdiNAc formation by B4GALNT4 negatively impacts downstream glycan modifications including sialylation and fucosylation, and is nearly completely inhibited by prior bisecting GlcNAc formation 1. B4GALNT4 has significant disease relevance. Expression is elevated in multiple cancers including prostate and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 2, 3. In esophageal cancer, B4GALNT4 knockdown suppressed proliferation, invasion, migration, and adhesion; high expression independently predicted poor disease-free and disease-specific survival 3. In prostate cancer, B4GALNT4 is a key component of a cuproptosis-related prognostic signature associated with immunosuppressive microenvironments and poor outcomes 2. Elevated B4GALNT4 and altered PSA glycosylation distinguish prostate cancer from benign hyperplasia with >95% discrimination probability 4. Additionally, B4GALNT4 methylation associates with offspring adiposity changes 5. Clinically, B4GALNT4 knockout in engineered HEK293 cell lines improves therapeutic protein pharmacokinetics by reducing rapid clearance 6.

Sources cited
1
B4GALNT4 catalytic function, PA14 domain importance, and differential effects on N-glycan maturation compared to LacNAc synthesis
PMID: 38844136
2
B4GALNT4 as key prognostic gene in prostate cancer cuproptosis signature associated with poor prognosis and immunosuppressive microenvironment
PMID: 37205181
3
B4GALNT4 expression promotes esophageal cancer cell proliferation, invasion, migration, and independent prognostic significance
PMID: 32253672
4
B4GALNT4 elevated expression in prostate cancer with altered PSA glycosylation distinguishes cancer from benign hyperplasia
PMID: 20008118
5
B4GALNT4 methylation associates with offspring adiposity changes in cord blood
PMID: 39263873
6
B4GALNT4 knockout in engineered cells improves therapeutic protein pharmacokinetics by reducing GalNAc-mediated clearance
PMID: 33403396
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.24Weak
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.23Weak
osteoarthritis, kneeOpen Targets
0.16Weak
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
intellectual developmental disorder, X-linked 110Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
obesityOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
posterior cortical atrophyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.02Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
viral diseaseOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
prostate cancerOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
hereditary spastic paraplegiaOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.01Suggestive
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
ovarian serous adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
pachyonychia congenitaOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
autismOpen Targets
0.00Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CHST8Protein interaction92%CHST9Protein interaction92%B4GALNT3Protein interaction92%FUT8Protein interaction91%B4GALT1Protein interaction91%B4GALT3Protein interaction91%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Brain
19%
Bone Marrow
4%
Liver
1%
Heart
1%
Lung
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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B4GALNT4CHST8CHST9B4GALNT3FUT8B4GALT1B4GALT3
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q76KP1
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.06LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.88 [0.73–1.06]
RankingsWhere B4GALNT4 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #15,493of 20,598
    Most Researched15
  • #10,644of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.06
Genes detectedB4GALNT4
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Identification of novel molecular subtypes and a signature to predict prognosis and therapeutic response based on cuproptosis-related genes in prostate cancer.
PMID: 37205181
Front Oncol · 2023
1.00
2
LacdiNAc synthase B4GALNT3 has a unique PA14 domain and suppresses N-glycan capping.
PMID: 38844136
J Biol Chem · 2024
0.90
3
Expression and Malignant Potential of B4GALNT4 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
PMID: 32253672
Ann Surg Oncol · 2020
0.80
4
alpha1,2-Fucosylated and beta-N-acetylgalactosaminylated prostate-specific antigen as an efficient marker of prostatic cancer.
PMID: 20008118
Glycobiology · 2010
0.70
5
Candidate host epigenetic marks predictive for HIV reservoir size, responsiveness to latency reversal, and viral rebound.
PMID: 34482353
AIDS · 2021
0.60