sialyltransferase 7E; alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase V; GD1 alpha synthase; galNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase V (SIAT7E, ST6GALNAC5)

Function

• role in the biosynthesis of ganglioside GD1a from GM1b
• exhibits higher activity with glycolipids than with glycoproteins (putative)
• protein modification; protein glycosylation

Structure

belongs to the glycosyltransferase 29 family

Compartment

Golgi membrane

More general terms

• sialyltransferase
• membrane protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9BVH7.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8184
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=81849