ST6GALNAC6 report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

sc-RNAseq data

Insufficient scRNA-seq data for expression of ST6GALNAC6 at tissue level.

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0006687Biological processglycosphingolipid metabolic process
GO_0009312Biological processoligosaccharide biosynthetic process
GO_0001574Biological processganglioside biosynthetic process
GO_0006688Biological processglycosphingolipid biosynthetic process
GO_0009988Biological processcell-cell recognition
GO_0009100Biological processglycoprotein metabolic process
GO_0009311Biological processoligosaccharide metabolic process
GO_0006677Biological processglycosylceramide metabolic process
GO_0006486Biological processprotein glycosylation
GO_0000139Cellular componentGolgi membrane
GO_0005886Cellular componentplasma membrane
GO_0016020Cellular componentmembrane
GO_0005737Cellular componentcytoplasm
GO_0001665Molecular functionalpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase activity
GO_0008373Molecular functionsialyltransferase activity
GO_0005515Molecular functionprotein binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene nameST6GALNAC6
Protein nameST6 N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 6 (ST6-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-26-sialyltransferase 6 isoform 2)
Epididymis secretory sperm binding protein (ST6-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-26-sialyltransferase 6 isoform 1)
ST6 (Alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1, 3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 6, isoform CRA_d (cDNA FLJ57087, highly similar to Homo sapiens ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1, 3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 6, mRNA)
ST6 N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 6
Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 6 (EC 2.4.99.-) (GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase VI) (ST6GalNAc VI) (ST6GalNAcVI) (hST6GalNAc VI) (Sialyltransferase 7F) (SIAT7-F)
SynonymsUNQ708/PRO1359
hCG_2039406
SIAT7F
DescriptionFUNCTION: Transfers the sialyl group (N-acetyl-alpha-neuraminyl or NeuAc) from CMP-NeuAc onto glycoproteins and glycolipids, forming an alpha-2,6-linkage. Produces branched type disialyl structures by transfer of a sialyl group onto the GalNAc or GlcNAc residue inside backbone core chains having a terminal sialic acid with an alpha-2,3-linkage on Gal. ST6GalNAcVI prefers glycolipids to glycoproteins, predominantly catalyzing the biosynthesis of ganglioside GD1alpha from GM1b . Besides GMb1, MSGG and other glycolipids, it shows activity towards sialyl Lc4Cer generating disialyl Lc4Cer, which can lead to the synthesis of disialyl Lewis a (Le(a)), suggested to be a cancer-associated antigen . Also has activity toward GD1a and GT1b, and can generate DSGG (disialylgalactosylgloboside) from MSGG (monosialylgalactosylgloboside) (By similarity). .

AccessionsENST00000373142.5 [Q969X2-3]
ENST00000645007.1
ENST00000542456.5
ENST00000291839.10
ENST00000373144.7 [Q969X2-2]
A0A0S2Z653
ENST00000373146.6 [Q969X2-1]
Q969X2
F6SGE3
ENST00000622357.5 [Q969X2-2]
A0A0S2Z5G9
B4DU80
ENST00000373141.5 [Q969X2-2]