Gene Information
Gene NameST8SIA2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length375
Protein NamesAlpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8B (EC 2.4.99.-) (Sialyltransferase 8B) (SIAT8-B) (Sialyltransferase St8Sia II) (ST8SiaII) (Sialyltransferase X) (STX)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000140557 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ92186
Gene CardST8SIA2
Uniprot IDQ92186
PfamPF00777
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.652317841)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ST8SIA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ST8SIA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ST8SIA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ST8SIA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ St8sia2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ST8SIA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ St8sia2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ST8SIA2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsST8SIA3, ST8SIA4
ParalogsST8SIA4, ST8SIA3, ST8SIA5, ST8SIA6, ST8SIA1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in fetal brain, kidney and heart and to a much lesser extent in adult heart and thymus.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
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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