galactosylceramide metabolic process Gene Set

Dataset	GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category	structural or functional annotations
Type	biological process
Description	The chemical reactions and pathways involving galactosylceramides, any compound formed by the replacement of the glycosidic hydroxyl group of a cyclic form of galactose by a ceramide group. (Gene Ontology, GO_0006681)
External Link	http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0006681
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8 genes participating in the galactosylceramide metabolic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol	Name
B3GALT1	UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 1
B3GALT2	UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,3-galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 2
B4GALT3	UDP-Gal:betaGlcNAc beta 1,4- galactosyltransferase, polypeptide 3
FA2H	fatty acid 2-hydroxylase
GAL3ST1	galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 1
GALC	galactosylceramidase
GBA3	glucosidase, beta, acid 3 (gene/pseudogene)
UGT8	UDP glycosyltransferase 8