St8sia5 ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 225742)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 225742)
Symbol: St8sia5
Full name: ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: ST8SiaV; Siat8e
Summary: Enables alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in glycoprotein metabolic process; glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process; and oligosaccharide metabolic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane. Is expressed in brain. Orthologous to human ST8SIA5 (ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in cerebellum adult (RPKM 39.0), cortex adult (RPKM 14.8) and 4 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 69604bp
Exon count: 9