Protein Name ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 25280
Gene Symbol

St8sia1

UniProt G3V7T2 (G3V7T2_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 21
Total Number of Articles : 19
Description

ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1

Gene Summary

Enables sialyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in N-glycan processing; oligosaccharide metabolic process; and protein glycosylation. Predicted to act upstream of or within cellular response to heat and positive regulation of epithelial cell proliferation. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane. Orthologous to human ST8SIA1 (ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • alpha-N-acetylneuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase
  • GD3 synthase
  • ST8 alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1
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Properties