ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2
Alias
HsT19690 | SIAT8-B | SIAT8B | ST8SIA-II | ST8SiaII | STX
The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that is thought to catalyze the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to N-linked oligosaccharides and glycoproteins. The encoded protein may be found in the Golgi apparatus and may be involved in the production of polysialic acid, a modulator of the adhesive properties of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM1). This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].