| Entrez Gene ID |
7903 (NCBI Gene) |
| Official Gene Symbol |
ST8SIA4 (GeneCards) |
| Number of variants in ST8SIA4 in this database |
16 (view all the variants) |
| Full name |
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 4 |
| Band |
5q21.1 |
| Other IDs |
Vega:
OTTHUMG00000128727
OMIM:
602547
HGNC:
HGNC:10871
Ensembl:
ENSG00000113532
|
| Other names |
PST,
PST1,
SIAT8D,
ST8SIA-IV
|
| Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene catalyzes the polycondensation of alpha-2,8-linked sialic acid required for the synthesis of polysialic acid, a modulator of the adhesive properties of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM1). The encoded protein, which is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29, is a type II membrane protein that may be present in the Golgi apparatus. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |