ST8SIA6
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ST8SIA6 gene. [5]
Function
Sialic acid is a key determinate of oligosaccharide structures involved in cell-cell communication, cell-substrate interaction, adhesion, and protein targeting. ST8SIA6 belongs to a family of sialyltransferases (EC 2.4.99.8) that synthesize sialylglycoconjugates (Takashima et al., 2002 [PubMed 11980897]).
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References
- GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000148488 - Ensembl, May 2017
- GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000003418 - Ensembl, May 2017
- "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- "Entrez Gene: ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6". Retrieved 2017-02-02.
Further reading
- Avril T, North SJ, Haslam SM, Willison HJ, Crocker PR (2006). "Probing the cis interactions of the inhibitory receptor Siglec-7 with alpha2,8-disialylated ligands on natural killer cells and other leukocytes using glycan-specific antibodies and by analysis of alpha2,8-sialyltransferase gene expression". J. Leukoc. Biol. 80 (4): 787–96. doi:10.1189/jlb.1005559. PMID 16857734.
- Szabo R, Skropeta D, et al. (2017). "Advancement of Sialyltransferase Inhibitors: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities". Med. Res. Rev. 37: 210–270. doi:10.1002/med.21407. PMID 27678392.
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