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Symbol ST3GAL3 contributors: mct/ - updated : 19-11-2013
HGNC name ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 3
HGNC id 10866
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • sialyl motifs L, S, and VS, (L and S previously demonstrated their involvement in the binding of donor and acceptor substrates)
  • region comprised between the sialyl motifs S and VS contains a stretch of four highly conserved residues, with the following consensus sequence (H/y)Y(Y/F/W/h)(E/D/q/g)
  • four N-glycan attachment sites in its catalytic domain that are potentially glycosylated (N-glycosylation appears to contribute to the proper folding and trafficking of the enzyme)
  • conjugated GlycoP
    isoforms Precursor the soluble form derives from the transmembrane form by proteolytic processing
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Siat6
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • vertebrate sialyltransferase family
  • CATEGORY enzyme
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION extracellular
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,Golgi
    text
  • type II membrane protein
  • membrane-bound form in tran-cisternae of Golgi
  • soluble form in body fluids
  • basic FUNCTION
  • transfering sialic acid to terminal positions on the carbohydrate groups of glycoproteins and glycolipids
  • being key determinants for a variety of cellular recognition processes
  • sialyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of sialyl-Lewis epitopes on cell surface-expressed glycoproteins
  • CELLULAR PROCESS protein, post translation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    text glycosylation
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • plays an important role in SIGLEC5 ligand formation and eosinophil apoptosis with resultant effects on eosinophilic inflammation in the lung
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    Other regulated by all-trans-retinoic acid (RA) (RA is a significant regulator of GALM and other galactose-related genes in myeloid-monocytic cells, which could affect energy utilization and synthesis of cell-surface glycoproteins or glycolipids involved in cell motility, adhesion, and/or functional properties)
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) EIEE15 , NSMR5
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in the pancreatic adenocarcinoma
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • ST3Gal-III heterozygote mice (deficient in expression of Siglec-F ligands) also had significantly enhanced OVA(OVA allergen)-induced eosinophilic airway inflammation associated with reduced eosinophil apoptosis