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Facts about Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8E.
May be involved in the synthesis of gangliosides GD1c, GT1a, GQ1b and GT3 from GD1a, GT1b, GM1b and GD3 respectively.
.| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | ST8SIA5 |
| Uniprot: | O15466 |
| Entrez: | 29906 |

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

alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8E; EC 2.4.99.-; MGC119670; sialyltransferase 8E (alpha-2, 8-polysialytransferase); Sialyltransferase 8E; Sialytransferase St8Sia V; SIAT8-E; SIAT8EMGC119671; ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5; ST8SiaV
Mass (kDA):
43.895 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 18q21.1 |
| Sequence: | 18; NC_000018.10 (46667821..46757053, complement) |
Expressed in fetal and adult brain, adult heart and skeletal muscle.
Golgi apparatus membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein.





PMID: 9199191 by Kim Y.-J., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of human alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (hST8Sia V).