The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen UDP Glycosyltransferase 8 across different species:

UDP glycosyltransferase 8 (UGT8), UDP glycosyltransferase 8 (ugt8)

Other aliases include:

Xlcgt

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen UDP Glycosyltransferase 8:

2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase – UDP-galactose-ceramide galactosyltransferase 8 – UDP glycosyltransferase 8 (UDP-galactose ceramide galactosyltransferase) – UDP glycosyltransferase 8 – 2-hydroxyacylsphingosine 1-beta-galactosyltransferase-like

UDP Glycosyltransferase 8 fulfills a number of functions:

N-acylsphingosine galactosyltransferase activity – transferase activity, transferring hexosyl groups

UDP Glycosyltransferase 8 is relevant to the following processes:

metabolic process

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology