Gene Information
Gene NameST6GALNAC2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length374
Protein NamesAlpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2 (EC 2.4.3.3) (GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase II) (ST6GalNAc II) (ST6GalNAcII) (SThM) (Sialyltransferase 7B) (SIAT7-B)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000070731 )
Evolutionary StageVertebrata
AlphaFoldDBQ9UJ37
Gene CardST6GALNAC2
Uniprot IDQ9UJ37
PfamPF00777
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.458227188)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ST6GALNAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ST6GALNAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ST6GALNAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ST6GALNAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ St6galnac2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ST6GALNAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ St6galnac2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ST6GALNAC2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsST6GALNAC5, C20orf173, ST3GAL4, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL2, ST6GAL1, ST6GALNAC4, ST6GALNAC3, ST6GALNAC6, ST3GAL5, ST3GAL6, ST6GAL2, ST6GALNAC1, ST3GAL1
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skeletal muscle, heart, kidney, placenta, lung and leukocytes. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10742600}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6APJ  (X-ray  3.10A  6APL  (X-ray  2.35A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus membrane {ECO:0000305};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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