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ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2

Summary

Gene Symbol

St8sia2

Organism

Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat)

External Links

NCBI Gene

117523

KEGG Gene ID

rno:117523

PubChem

117523

Alliance of Genome Resources

RGD:621843

Annotation

Keyword

Cell membrane
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Glycosyltransferase
Golgi apparatus
Nucleotide-binding
Reference proteome
Secreted
Signal-anchor
Transmembrane helix

Proteins

Displaying 1 entry
UniProt	Protein Name
Q07977	Sialyltransferase 8B Sialyltransferase St8Sia II Sialyltransferase X

Annotation information from UniProt.

Gene Ontology (GO)

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
ganglioside biosynthetic process	ISO
protein glycosylation	ISO
protein glycosylation	IBA
protein glycosylation	IEA
N-glycan processing	ISO

GO Hierarchy

biological process

metabolic process [inference]

nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

amide metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

protein metabolic process [inference]

glycoprotein metabolic process [inference]

N-glycan processing

protein modification process [inference]

protein glycosylation

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

primary metabolic process [inference]

carbohydrate metabolic process [inference]

oligosaccharide metabolic process

lipid metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

liposaccharide metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

protein metabolic process [inference]

glycoprotein metabolic process [inference]

N-glycan processing

protein modification process [inference]

protein glycosylation

glycosylation [inference]

macromolecule glycosylation [inference]

protein glycosylation

organic substance metabolic process [inference]

carbohydrate metabolic process [inference]

oligosaccharide metabolic process

lipid metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

liposaccharide metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

macromolecule metabolic process [inference]

protein metabolic process [inference]

glycoprotein metabolic process [inference]

N-glycan processing

protein modification process [inference]

protein glycosylation

macromolecule modification [inference]

protein modification process [inference]

protein glycosylation

macromolecule glycosylation [inference]

protein glycosylation

sialylation

carbohydrate derivative metabolic process [inference]

glycoprotein metabolic process [inference]

N-glycan processing

carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

liposaccharide metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

protein metabolic process [inference]

glycoprotein metabolic process [inference]

N-glycan processing

protein modification process [inference]

protein glycosylation

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

carbohydrate derivative biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular process [inference]

cell growth [inference]

developmental cell growth [inference]

neuron projection extension

cellular metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular biosynthetic process [inference]

cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process [inference]

amide biosynthetic process [inference]

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular lipid metabolic process [inference]

membrane lipid metabolic process [inference]

glycolipid metabolic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ceramide metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside metabolic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

membrane lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

sphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

ceramide biosynthetic process [inference]

ganglioside biosynthetic process

cellular developmental process [inference]

cell differentiation [inference]

neuron differentiation

developmental process [inference]

cellular developmental process [inference]

cell differentiation [inference]

neuron differentiation

growth [inference]

cell growth [inference]

developmental cell growth [inference]

neuron projection extension

developmental growth [inference]

developmental cell growth [inference]

neuron projection extension

developmental growth involved in morphogenesis [inference]

neuron projection extension

response to stimulus [inference]

response to chemical [inference]

response to organic substance [inference]

response to organonitrogen compound [inference]

response to alkaloid [inference]

response to cocaine

response to organic cyclic compound [inference]

response to cocaine

response to nitrogen compound [inference]

response to organonitrogen compound [inference]

response to alkaloid [inference]

response to cocaine

response to oxygen-containing compound [inference]

response to cocaine

response to salt [inference]

response to cocaine

biological regulation [inference]

regulation of biological process [inference]

positive regulation of biological process [inference]

positive regulation of cellular process [inference]

positive regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

positive regulation of apoptotic process [inference]

positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process

positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis [inference]

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of cellular component organization [inference]

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of developmental process [inference]

positive regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of multicellular organismal process [inference]

positive regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of developmental process [inference]

positive regulation of developmental process [inference]

positive regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of multicellular organismal development [inference]

regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of cellular process [inference]

regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

regulation of apoptotic process [inference]

positive regulation of apoptotic process [inference]

positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process

regulation of neuron apoptotic process [inference]

positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process

positive regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

positive regulation of apoptotic process [inference]

positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process

regulation of cellular component biogenesis [inference]

positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis [inference]

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

regulation of synapse assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of cellular process [inference]

positive regulation of programmed cell death [inference]

positive regulation of apoptotic process [inference]

positive regulation of neuron apoptotic process

positive regulation of cellular component biogenesis [inference]

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of cellular component organization [inference]

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of cellular component organization [inference]

regulation of synapse organization [inference]

regulation of synapse assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of cellular component organization [inference]

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

regulation of synapse assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

positive regulation of cell junction assembly [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of multicellular organismal process [inference]

positive regulation of multicellular organismal process [inference]

positive regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

regulation of multicellular organismal development [inference]

regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of nervous system development [inference]

positive regulation of synapse assembly

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
Golgi membrane	IEA
extracellular region	ISS
extracellular region	ISO
nucleoplasm	ISO
nucleoplasm	IEA

GO Hierarchy

cellular component

cellular anatomical entity [inference]

membrane [inference]

plasma membrane

organelle membrane [inference]

bounding membrane of organelle [inference]

Golgi membrane

organelle [inference]

membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

vesicle [inference]

intracellular vesicle [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle [inference]

endosome [inference]

intracellular membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

Golgi apparatus

intracellular vesicle [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle [inference]

endosome [inference]

intracellular organelle [inference]

intracellular membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

Golgi apparatus

intracellular vesicle [inference]

cytoplasmic vesicle [inference]

endosome [inference]

perinuclear region of cytoplasm

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GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
nucleotide binding	IEA
alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity	ISS
alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity	ISO
alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity	IBA
sialyltransferase activity	TAS	7685014

GO Hierarchy

molecular function

catalytic activity [inference]

transferase activity [inference]

glycosyltransferase activity [inference]

sialyltransferase activity

alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity

binding [inference]

small molecule binding [inference]

heterocyclic compound binding [inference]

nucleotide binding

organic cyclic compound binding [inference]

nucleoside phosphate binding [inference]

nucleotide binding

Gene Ontology information from NCBI Gene and UniProt.

OrthoDB (Group)

Group level

Eukaryota

Group Name

Sialyltransferase

Functional Category

H: Coenzyme transport and metabolism
M: Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
T: Signal transduction mechanisms

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Gene Ontology
sialyltransferase activity
transferase activity

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InterPro
GT29-like superfamiliy
Glycosyl transferase family 29

KEGG BRITE Database

Orthology

K06612

Name

alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase (sialyltransferase 8B) [EC:2.4.3.-]

References

Alliance of Genome Resources

Expression

Displaying 1 entry
Location	References
perinuclear region of cytoplasm	PMID:14635225

LIPID MAPS Gene / Proteome Database

LMPD ID: LMP012898
Gene Name: ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2

Ortholog

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Species	Gene ID	Alliance of Genome Resources	Orthologous MAtrix
Homo sapiens	8128	Xenbase:XB-GENE-960442	HUMAN25143
Mus musculus	20450	Xenbase:XB-GENE-960442	MOUSE52939
Xenopus tropicalis	117523	Xenbase:XB-GENE-960442
Xenopus tropicalis	397702	Xenbase:XB-GENE-960442
Takifugu rubripes	446063		TAKRU50837
Pan troglodytes	453661		PANTR11198
Canis lupus familiaris	488722		CANLF12029
Bos taurus	540267		BOVIN16342
Danio rerio	555134	Xenbase:XB-GENE-960442	DANRE13847
Xenopus tropicalis	779791	Xenbase:XB-GENE-960442

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