Gene Information
Gene NameST6GAL2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length529
Protein NamesBeta-galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2 (Alpha 2,6-ST 2) (EC 2.4.3.1) (CMP-N-acetylneuraminate-beta-galactosamide-alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2) (ST6Gal II) (ST6GalII) (hST6Gal II) (Sialyltransferase 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000144057 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ96JF0
Gene CardST6GAL2
Uniprot IDQ96JF0
PfamPF00777
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.785646746)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ST6GAL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ST6GAL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ST6GAL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ St6gal2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ST6GAL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ St6gal2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ST6GAL2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsST6GAL1
ParalogsST6GALNAC5, C20orf173, ST3GAL4, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL2, ST6GAL1, ST6GALNAC4, ST6GALNAC3, ST6GALNAC6, ST6GALNAC2, ST3GAL5, ST3GAL6, ST6GALNAC1, ST3GAL1
Tissuebrain, thyroid, cerebral.cortex, aorta, coronary.artery
Tissue SpecificityWeakly expressed in some tissues, such as small intestine, colon and fetal brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12235148, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12603328}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs3796110  rs12615112 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane {ECO:0000250};
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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