Gene Symbol | ST8SIA1 |
Entrez Gene ID | 6489 |
Full Name | ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1 |
Synonyms | GD3S,SIAT8,SIAT8-A,SIAT8A,ST8SiaI |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | Gangliosides are membrane-bound glycosphingolipids containing sialic acid. Ganglioside GD3 is known to be important for cell adhesion and growth of cultured malignant cells. The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that catalyzes the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to GM3 to produce gangliosides GD3 and GT3. The encoded protein may be found in the Golgi apparatus and is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2015]. |
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