{"symbol":"B3GALT5","synonyms":["B3GALT-V","BETA3GAL-T5","B3T5","BETA-3-GX-T5","GLCT5","BETA-1,3-GALTASE 5","B3GALTX"],"name":"UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 5","description":"This gene encodes a member of a family of membrane-bound glycoproteins. The encoded protein may synthesize type 1 Lewis antigens, which are elevated in gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancers. Alternatively spliced transcript variants using multiple alternate promoters have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2017]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":10317,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/10317","proteins":[{"symbol":"B3GT5_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/B3GT5_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}