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Facts about Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8F.
Prefers O-glycans into N-glycans or glycolipids as acceptor substrates.
The minimum acceptor substrate is the NeuAc- alpha-2,3(6)-Gal sequence at the non-reducing end of their carbohydrate groups..
| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | St8sia6 |
| Uniprot: | Q8K4T1 |
| Entrez: | 241230 |

| Belongs to: |
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| glycosyltransferase 29 family |

8-sialyltransferase); alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8F variant 2; alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8F; SIA8F; Sialyltransferase 8F; sialytransferase St8Sia VI; SIAT8F; ST8 alpha-2,8-Sialyltransferase 6; ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6; ST8Sia VI; ST8SIA6; ST8SiaVI; ST8SIA-VI
Mass (kDA):
45.428 kDA

| Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 2|2 A1 |
| Sequence: | 2; |

PMID: 11980897 by Takashima S., et al. Molecular cloning and expression of a sixth type of alpha 2,8- sialyltransferase (ST8Sia VI) that sialylates O-glycans.