Protein Name carbohydrate sulfotransferase 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 9435
Gene Symbol

CHST2

UniProt Q9Y4C5 (CHST2_HUMAN), V9HVX9 (V9HVX9_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 15
Total Number of Articles : 11
Description

carbohydrate sulfotransferase 2

Gene Summary

This locus encodes a sulfotransferase protein. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the sulfation of a nonreducing N-acetylglucosamine residue, and may play a role in biosynthesis of 6-sulfosialyl Lewis X antigen. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]

synonyms
  • carbohydrate sulfotransferase 2
  • N-acetylglucosamine 6-O-sulfotransferase 1
  • carbohydrate (N-acetylglucosamine-6-O) sulfotransferase 2
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Properties