ST8SIA2


Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that is thought to catalyze the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to N-linked oligosaccharides and glycoproteins. The encoded protein may be found in the Golgi apparatus and may be involved in the production of polysialic acid, a modulator of the adhesive properties of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM1). This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

NameOMIM IDEnsembl IDHGNC IDPHARMGKB IDMap Location
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2MIM:602546Ensembl:ENSG00000140557HGNC:HGNC:10870PA3577115q26.1

GO terms in ST8SIA2


Term TypeEvidence TypeGO Term IDGO Des.
BPIDAGO:0001574ganglioside biosynthetic process
BPTASGO:0005975carbohydrate metabolic process
BPTASGO:0006464cellular protein modification process
BPIDAGO:0006486protein glycosylation
BPIEAGO:0006486protein glycosylation
BPIDAGO:0006491N-glycan processing
BPTASGO:0007399nervous system development
BPIDAGO:0009311oligosaccharide metabolic process
BPIEAGO:0097503sialylation
CCTASGO:0000139Golgi membrane
CCIEAGO:0005769early endosome
CCIEAGO:0016021integral component of membrane
CCIEAGO:0055037recycling endosome
MFIDAGO:0003828alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
MFTASGO:0003828alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity
MFICGO:0033691sialic acid binding

Gene expression in normal tissue: ST8SIA2

Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot

Gene-drug pathway distribution

Pathways in ST8SIA2


DatabasePathway IDPathway Des.
reactomeR-HSA-1266738Developmental Biology
reactomeR-HSA-375165NCAM signaling for neurite out-growth
reactomeR-HSA-392499Metabolism of proteins
reactomeR-HSA-4085001Sialic acid metabolism
reactomeR-HSA-419037NCAM1 interactions
reactomeR-HSA-422475Axon guidance
reactomeR-HSA-446193Biosynthesis of the N-glycan precursor (dolichol lipid-linked oligosaccharide, LLO) and transfer to a nascent protein
reactomeR-HSA-446203Asparagine N-linked glycosylation
reactomeR-HSA-446219Synthesis of substrates in N-glycan biosythesis
reactomeR-HSA-597592Post-translational protein modification
reactomeR-HSA-948021Transport to the Golgi and subsequent modification
reactomeR-HSA-975576N-glycan antennae elongation in the medial/trans-Golgi
reactomeR-HSA-975577N-Glycan antennae elongation
humancycPWY-7434terminal O-glycans residues modification

Gene-Drug: Aster Plot


Drug IDDrug NameModel Num.
iGMDRD353PD03259012
iGMDRD30917AAG1

Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution

Gene Structure: PDB

Models in ST8SIA2

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