Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 51046
Gene name ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 3
Gene symbol ST8SIA3
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SIAT8CST8SiaIII
Chromosome 18
Chromosome location 18q21.31
Summary ST8SIA3 belongs to a family of sialyltransferases that form sialyl-alpha-2,8-sialyl-R linkages at the nonreducing termini of glycoconjugates (Lee et al., 1998 [PubMed 9826427]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT723465 hsa-miR-4425 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT723464 hsa-miR-3147 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT723463 hsa-miR-5701 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT723462 hsa-miR-4273 HITS-CLIP 19536157
MIRT723461 hsa-miR-7156-5p HITS-CLIP 19536157
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane IEA
GO:0000139 Component Golgi membrane TAS
GO:0001574 Process Ganglioside biosynthetic process IDA 10766765
GO:0001574 Process Ganglioside biosynthetic process IEA
GO:0003828 Function Alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity IBA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
609478 14269 ENSG00000177511
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O43173
Protein name Alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase ST8SIA3 (EC 2.4.3.-) (Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8C) (Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase III) (Ganglioside GD3 synthase ST8SIA3) (EC 2.4.3.8) (ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 3) (S
Protein function Catalyzes the transfer of sialic acid from a CMP-linked sialic acid donor onto a terminal alpha-2,3-, alpha-2,6-, or alpha-2,8-linked sialic acid of an acceptor, such as N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and glycolipids through alpha-2,
PDB 5BO6 , 5BO7 , 5BO8 , 5BO9 , 5CXY
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00777 Glyco_transf_29 113 376 Glycosyltransferase family 29 (sialyltransferase) Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in fetal and adult brain and fetal liver. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9826427}.
Sequence
Sequence length 380
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Sialic acid metabolism
N-Glycan antennae elongation
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
HIV-1 INFECTION GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References Evidence Score
Endometrial Neoplasms Associate 35832124
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Glioblastoma Associate 37511403
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only