Target Information
ST6GALNAC2 belongs to a family of sialyltransferases that add sialic acids to the nonreducing ends of glycoconjugates. At the cell surface, these modifications have roles in cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions, bacterial adhesion, and protein targeting (Samyn-Petit et al., 2000 [PubMed 10742600]).
Synonyms
(alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; (alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminide B; Alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase II; alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase II (); Gal-beta-1,3-GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase; GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase II; II; SAITL1; sialyltransferase 7 ((alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl 2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminde alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase) B; sialyltransferase 7 ((alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase) B; sialyltransferase 7 ((alpha-N-acetylneuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetyl galactosaminide B; sialyltransferase 7B; sialyltransferase-like 1; SIAT7; SIAT7B; SIAT7-B; SIATL1; ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; ST6 GalNAc alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; ST6 N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; ST6GalNAc; ST6GalNAc II; St6galnac2; ST6GALNAC2, alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2; ST6GalNAcII; ST6GalNAII; STHM