uronyl 2-sulfotransferase (UST, DS2ST)

Function

• sulfotransferase
• catalyzes the transfer of sulfate to the position 2 of uronyl residues
• activity toward iduronyl residues in dermatan sulfate, & weaker activity toward glucuronyl residues of chondroitin sulfate
• no activity toward desulfated N-resulfated heparin

Structure

belongs to the sulfotransferase 3 family

Compartment

Golgi membrane

Expression

widely expressed

More general terms

• glycoprotein
• sulfotransferase

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9Y2C2.html