Entrez gene ID | | 8128 |
Official gene symbol | | ST8SIA2 |
Full name | | ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2 |
Aliases | | ,HsT19690,MGC116854,MGC116857,SIAT8B,ST8SIA-II,STX, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that is thought to catalyze the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to N-linked oligosaccharides and glycoproteins. The encoded protein may be found in the Golgi apparatus and may be involved in the production of polysialic acid, a modulator of the adhesive properties of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM1). This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 15 Locus: 15q26 |
Gene position | | 92937140 - 93011958 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 74819 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 602546 |