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ST8SIA6
Homo sapiens · Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8F (EC 2.4.99.-)
GT29Model organism · annotation ≥ 4Fold GT-AInverting
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Identification and annotation
| CAZy family | GT29 · CAZy entry |
| Gene symbol | ST8SIA6 |
| Synonyms / alternate names | - SIAT8F
- Sialyltransferase 8F
- Sialyltransferase St8Sia VI
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| UniProt accession | P61647 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 338596 |
| Source species | Homo sapiens |
| Taxonomic domain | Eukaryota |
| UniProt annotation level | 5 |
Function and localisation
| Enzyme function | Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8F (EC 2.4.99.-) |
| Subcellular location | Golgi apparatus membrane |
Structure and mechanism
| Fold type | GT-A |
| Catalytic mechanism | Inverting |
| Cation dependence | No |
| Oligomeric state | not curated |
| PDB structures | not curated |
Donor and acceptor specificity
| Sugar nucleotide donor | CMP-N-acetyl-beta-neuraminate |
| Donor CCD code(s) | NCC |
| Acceptor substrate(s) | - a ganglioside GM3
- a ganglioside GM3 (d18:1(4E))
- a ganglioside GD1a (d18:1(4E))
- a ganglioside GD1a
- a ganglioside GM1b (d18:1(4E))
- a ganglioside GM1b
- a ganglioside GM4 (d18:1(4E))
- N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminosyl-(2->3)-beta-D-galactosyl-(1<->1')-ceramide
- a ganglioside GT1b (d18:1(4E))
- a ganglioside GT1b
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| Acceptor CCD / GlycoCT | not curated |
Protein sequences
Full protein sequence
398 aa
MRPGGALLALLASLLLLLLLRLLWCPADAPGRARILVEESREATHGTPAALRTLRSPATAVPRATNSTYLNEKSLQLTEKCKNLQYGIESFSNKTKGYSENDYLQIITDIQSCPWKRQAEEYANFRAKLASCCDAVQNFVVSQNNTPVGTNMSYEVESKKEIPIKKNIFHMFPVSQPFVDYPYNQCAVVGNGGILNKSLCGTEIDKSDFVFRCNLPPTTGDVSKDVGSKTNLVTINPSIITLKYGNLKEKKALFLEDIATYGDAFFLLPAFSFRANTGTSFKVYYTLEESKARQKVLFFHPKYLKDLALFWRTKGVTAYRLSTGLMITSVAVELCKNVKLYGFWPFSKTVEDIPVSHHYYDNKLPKHGFHQMPKEYSQILQLHMKGILKLQFSKCEVA
Catalytic domain sequence
247 aa
VSQNNTPVGTNMSYEVESKKEIPIKKNIFHMFPVSQPFVDYPYNQCAVVGNGGILNKSLCGTEIDKSDFVFRCNLPPTTGDVSKDVGSKTNLVTINPSIITLKYGNLKEKKALFLEDIATYGDAFFLLPAFSFRANTGTSFKVYYTLEESKARQKVLFFHPKYLKDLALFWRTKGVTAYRLSTGLMITSVAVELCKNVKLYGFWPFSKTVEDIPVSHHYYDNKLPKHGFHQMPKEYSQILQLHMKGI