Protein Name ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 5
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 8869
Gene Symbol

ST3GAL5

UniProt Q9UNP4 (SIAT9_HUMAN), A0A0S2Z4Q7 (A0A0S2Z4Q7_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 50
Total Number of Articles : 65
Description

ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 5

Gene Summary

Ganglioside GM3 is known to participate in the induction of cell differentiation, modulation of cell proliferation, maintenance of fibroblast morphology, signal transduction, and integrin-mediated cell adhesion. The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein which catalyzes the formation of GM3 using lactosylceramide as the substrate. The encoded protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29 and may be localized to the Golgi apparatus. Mutation in this gene has been associated with Amish infantile epilepsy syndrome. Transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • lactosylceramide alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase
  • CMP-NeuAc:lactosylceramide alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase
  • GM3 synthase
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