sialyltransferase 8E; alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8F (ST8SIA6)

Function

• prefers O-glycans to N-glycans or glycolipids as acceptor substrates
• the minimal acceptor substrate is the neuAc-alpha-2,3(6)-gal sequence at the non-reducing end of their carbohydrate groups (putative)
• protein modification; protein glycosylation

Structure

belongs to the glycosyltransferase 29 family

Compartment

Golgi membrane

More general terms

• sialyltransferase
• membrane protein
• glycoprotein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3385
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P61647.html