Gene Information
Gene NameST3GAL3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length375
Protein NamesCMP-N-acetylneuraminate-beta-1,4-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase (EC 2.4.3.6) (Beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 3) (Alpha 2,3-ST 3) (Gal beta-1,3(4) GlcNAc alpha-2,3 sialyltransferase) (N-acetyllactosaminide alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase) (ST3Gal III) (ST3GalIII) (ST3N) (Sialyltransferase 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000126091 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ11203
Gene CardST3GAL3
Uniprot IDQ11203
PfamPF00777
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.071327563)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ST3GAL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ST3GAL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ST3GAL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ST3GAL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ St3gal3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ST3GAL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ St3gal3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ST3GAL3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsST3GAL6
ParalogsST6GALNAC5, C20orf173, ST3GAL4, ST3GAL2, ST6GAL1, ST6GALNAC4, ST6GALNAC3, ST6GALNAC6, ST6GALNAC2, ST3GAL5, ST3GAL6, ST6GAL2, ST6GALNAC1, ST3GAL1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in adult skeletal muscle and in all fetal tissues examined and to a much lesser extent in placenta, lung and liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs387906943 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane;
Single-pass type II membrane protein. Secreted. Note=Membrane-bound form in trans cisternae of Golgi. Secreted into the body fluid.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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