Gene Information
Gene NameSULT2A1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length285
Protein NamesSulfotransferase 2A1 (ST2A1) (EC 2.8.2.2) (Bile salt sulfotransferase) (EC 2.8.2.14) (Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase) (DHEA-ST) (DHEA-ST8) (Hydroxysteroid Sulfotransferase) (HST) (ST2) (SULT2A3)
Target Namebile salt sulfotransferase
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000105398 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBQ06520
Gene CardSULT2A1
Uniprot IDQ06520
PfamPF00685
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.999646076)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SULT2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Alpaca_ SULT2A1 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ Std2 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ Std1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Macaque_ SULT2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sult2a1 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a6 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a7 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a8 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a5 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a3 ( ortholog_one2many )
Mouse_ Sult2a4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Pig_ SULT2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sult2a2 ( ortholog_one2many )
Rabbit_ SULT2A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSULT4A1, SULT6B1, SULT1C3, SULT1C4, SULT1C2
ParalogsSULT1C2, SULT2B1, SULT1B1, SULT1C3, SULT6B1, SULT1C4, SULT1A2, SULT1A1, SULT1A4, SULT1A3, SULT1E1, SULT4A1
Tissueliver, adrenal.gland, small.intestine
Tissue SpecificityLiver, adrenal and at lower level in the kidney. Is present in human fetus in higher level in the adrenal than the liver and the kidney.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1EFH  (X-ray  2.40A  1J99  (X-ray  1.99A  1OV4  (X-ray  2.70A  2QP3  (X-ray  2.60A  2QP4  (X-ray  3.00A  3F3Y  (X-ray  2.20A  4IFB  (X-ray  2.30A 
DBSNP rs772897551  rs11569681  rs775030275  rs751309613  rs368067020  rs757338859  rs779218418  rs11569679  rs753928755 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2268288}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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