NCBI Accession #
NP_172738.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_101148.4
NCBI Official Full Name
UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1
NCBI Official Symbol
UGE1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
A. THALIANA UDP-GLC 4-EPIMERASE 1; ATUGE1; F13K23.3; F13K23_3; UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1
NCBI Protein Information
UDP-D-glucose/UDP-D-galactose 4-epimerase 1
NCBI Summary
Encodes a UDP-glucose epimerase that catalyzes the interconversion of the sugar nucleotides UDP-glucose UDP-galactose via a UDP-4-keto-hexose intermediate. Responsive to stress.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtUGE1
UniProt Protein Name
Bifunctional UDP-glucose 4-epimerase and UDP-xylose 4-epimerase 1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
UDP-D-xylose 4-epimerase; UDP-L-arabinose 4-epimerase; UDP-galactose 4-epimerase 1; UDP-glucose 4-epimerase 1; AtUGE1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q42605
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9LPX1; B9DI57
UniProt Related Accession #
Q42605
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the interconversion between UDP-glucose and UDP-galactose and the interconversion between UDP-arabinose and UDP-xylose. Plays a role in D-galactose detoxification.