sialyltransferase 7A; alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; galNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase I (SIAT7A, ST6GALNAC1)

Function

• protein modification; protein glycosylation

CMP-N-acetylneuraminate +
glycano-1,3-(N-acetyl-alpha-D-galactosaminyl)-glycoprotein
             <-->
CMP + glycano-(2,6-alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl)-(N-acetyl- D-galactosaminyl)-glycoprotein

Structure

belongs to the glycosyltransferase 29 family

Compartment

Golgi apparatus membrane

More general terms

• sialyltransferase
• membrane protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:5580
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9NSC7.html