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Facts about Beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ST6GAL2 |
| Uniprot: | Q96JF0 |
| Entrez: | 84620 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| glycosyltransferase 29 family |

Alpha 2,6-ST 2; beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase II; CMP-N-acetylneuraminate-beta-galactosamide-alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; EC 2.4.99; EC 2.4.99.1; FLJ30711; FLJ37730; FLJ38334; hST6Gal II; KIAA1877; KIAA1877St6gal2; sialyltransferase 2 (monosialoganglioside sialyltransferase); Sialyltransferase 2; SIAT2; ST6 beta-galactosamide alpha-2,6-sialyltranferase 2; ST6Gal II; ST6GAL2; St6GalII
Mass (kDA):
60.158 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2q12.3 |
| Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (106801600..106887410, complement) |
Weakly expressed in some tissues, such as small intestine, colon and fetal brain.
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.




PMID: 12235148 by Takashima S., et al. Characterization of the second type of human beta-galactoside alpha2,6-sialyltransferase (ST6Gal II) that sialylates Galbeta1,4GlcNAc structures on oligosaccharides preferentially.
PMID: 12603328 by Krzewinski-Recchi M.-A., et al. Identification and functional expression of a second human beta- galactoside alpha2,6-sialyltransferase, ST6Gal II.