Target Information
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 prefers glycoproteins rather than glycolipids as substrates and shows restricted substrate specificity, utilizing only the trisaccharide sequence Neu5Ac-alpha-2,3-Gal-beta-1,3-GalNAc. In addition, it is involved in the synthesis of ganglioside GD1A from GM1B. The encoded protein is normally found in the Golgi apparatus but can be proteolytically processed to a soluble form. This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. Transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.
Synonyms
3-N-acetyl-galactos; alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase ST6GalNAc IV; alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3-N-acetyl-galactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; beta-galactosamide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; IV; NeuAc-alpha-2,3-Gal-beta-1,3-GalNAc-alpha-2, 6-sialyltransferase alpha2,6-sialyltransferase; neuAc-alpha-2,3-Gal-beta-1,3-GalNAc-alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; NeuAc-alpha-2,3-Gal-beta-1,3-GalNAc-alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase IV; Sia-alpha-2-3-Gal-beta-1-3-GalNAc GalNAc-alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; sialyltransferase 3C; sialyltransferase 7 ((alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl 2,3-betagalactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase) D; sialyltransferase 7D; sialyltransferase 7D ((alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase); SIAT3C; SIAT3-C; SIAT7B; SIAT7D; SIAT7-D; ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 4; ST6 GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 4; ST6 N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 4; ST6 neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 4; ST6 neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminidealpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 4; ST6GalNAc; ST6GalNAc IV; ST6GALNAC2; ST6GALNAC4; ST6GalNAcIV; st6GalNAc-IV