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Structural highlights

Function

[ST2B1_HUMAN] Sulfotransferase that utilizes 3'-phospho-5'-adenylyl sulfate (PAPS) as sulfonate donor to catalyze the sulfate conjugation of many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs and xenobiotic compounds. Sulfonation increases the water solubility of most compounds, and therefore their renal excretion, but it can also result in bioactivation to form active metabolites. Sulfates hydroxysteroids like DHEA. Isoform 1 preferentially sulfonates cholesterol, and isoform 2 avidly sulfonates pregnenolone but not cholesterol.^{[1] [2]}

Evolutionary Conservation

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See Also

• Sulfotransferase

References

1. ↑ Her C, Wood TC, Eichler EE, Mohrenweiser HW, Ramagli LS, Siciliano MJ, Weinshilboum RM. Human hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase SULT2B1: two enzymes encoded by a single chromosome 19 gene. Genomics. 1998 Nov 1;53(3):284-95. PMID:9799594 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/geno.1998.5518
2. ↑ Fuda H, Lee YC, Shimizu C, Javitt NB, Strott CA. Mutational analysis of human hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase SULT2B1 isoforms reveals that exon 1B of the SULT2B1 gene produces cholesterol sulfotransferase, whereas exon 1A yields pregnenolone sulfotransferase. J Biol Chem. 2002 Sep 27;277(39):36161-6. Epub 2002 Jul 26. PMID:12145317 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M207165200
3. ↑ Lee KA, Fuda H, Lee YC, Negishi M, Strott CA, Pedersen LC. Crystal structure of human cholesterol sulfotransferase (SULT2B1b) in the presence of pregnenolone and 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphate. Rationale for specificity differences between prototypical SULT2A1 and the SULT2BG1 isoforms. J Biol Chem. 2003 Nov 7;278(45):44593-9. Epub 2003 Aug 14. PMID:12923182 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M308312200