ST6GAL1

ST6GAL1
Available structures
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Identifiers
Aliases ST6GAL1, SIAT1, ST6GalI, ST6N, ST6 beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 1
External IDs MGI: 108470 HomoloGene: 2281 GeneCards: ST6GAL1
Genetically Related Diseases
esophagus squamous cell carcinoma, type 2 diabetes mellitus[1]
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

6480

20440

Ensembl

ENSG00000073849

ENSMUSG00000022885

UniProt

P15907

Q64685

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_003032
NM_173216
NM_173217

NM_001252505
NM_001252506
NM_145933

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003023.1
NP_775323.1
NP_775324.1

NP_001239434.1
NP_001239435.1
NP_666045.1

Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 186.93 – 187.08 Mb Chr 16: 23.22 – 23.36 Mb
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Beta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ST6GAL1 gene.[4]

The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that catalyzes the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to galactose-containing substrates. The encoded protein, which is normally found in the Golgi but which can be proteolytically processed to a soluble form, is involved in the generation of the cell-surface carbohydrate determinants and differentiation antigens HB-6, CDw75, and CD76. This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. Three transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene.[5]

Transcripts of ST6GAL1 are found in mouse high endothelial cells of mesenteric lymph node and Peyer's patches, and it could be involved in the B cell homing to Peyer's patches.[6]

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