Gene Symbol | ST8SIA2 |
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Entrez Gene | 8128 |
Alt Symbol | HsT19690, SIAT8B, ST8SIA-II, STX |
Species | Human |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2 |
Other Description | SIAT8-B|ST8SiaII|alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8B|alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8B 1|sialyltransferase 8 (alpha-2, 8-sialytransferase) B|sialyltransferase 8B|sialyltransferase St8Sia II|sialyltransferase X|sialytransferase St8Sia II |
Swissprots | Q92470 Q92746 Q4VAZ0 Q92186 |
Accessions | ACS13735 ACS13736 CAS91696 EAX02149 Q92186 AK313924 BAG36645 AW163487 AY358091 AAQ88458 BC069584 AAH69584 BC096202 AAH96202 BC096203 AAH96203 BC096204 AAH96204 BC096205 AAH96205 BX537981 L29556 AAA36613 U33551 AAC24458 U82762 AAB51242 NM_006011 NP_006002 |
Function | May transfer sialic acid through alpha-2,8-linkages to the alpha-2,3-linked and alpha-2,6-linked sialic acid of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and may be involved in PSA (polysialic acid) expression. |
Subcellular Location | Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000305}; Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. |
Tissue Specificity | Highly expressed in fetal brain, kidney and heart and to a much lesser extent in adult heart and thymus. |