Gene Information
Gene NameHS3ST2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length367
Protein NamesHeparan sulfate glucosamine 3-O-sulfotransferase 2 (EC 2.8.2.29) (Heparan sulfate D-glucosaminyl 3-O-sulfotransferase 2) (3-OST-2) (Heparan sulfate 3-O-sulfotransferase 2) (h3-OST-2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age987 ( ENSG00000122254 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y278
Gene CardHS3ST2
Uniprot IDQ9Y278
PfamPF00685
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.315417948)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HS3ST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HS3ST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HS3ST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hs3st2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HS3ST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hs3st2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HS3ST2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHS3ST3B1, HS3ST3A1
ParalogsHS3ST3A1, NDST1, HS3ST1, HS3ST4, NDST3, HS3ST6, NDST4, NDST2, HS3ST3B1, HS3ST5
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in the brain and weakly expressed in the heart, placenta, lung and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9988767}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs17725080 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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