5cxy

Structural highlights

Function

[SIA8C_HUMAN] May transfer sialic acid through alpha-2,8-linkages to alpha-2,3-linked and alpha-2,8-linked sialic acid of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and glycolipids. It can form polysialic acid in vitro directly on alpha-2,3-, alpha-2,6-, or alpha-2,8-linked sialic acid.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Angata K, Suzuki M, McAuliffe J, Ding Y, Hindsgaul O, Fukuda M. Differential biosynthesis of polysialic acid on neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and oligosaccharide acceptors by three distinct alpha 2,8-sialyltransferases, ST8Sia IV (PST), ST8Sia II (STX), and ST8Sia III. J Biol Chem. 2000 Jun 16;275(24):18594-601. PMID:10766765 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M910204199
2. ↑ Lee YC, Kim YJ, Lee KY, Kim KS, Kim BU, Kim HN, Kim CH, Do SI. Cloning and expression of cDNA for a human Sia alpha 2,3Gal beta 1, 4GlcNA:alpha 2,8-sialyltransferase (hST8Sia III). Arch Biochem Biophys. 1998 Dec 1;360(1):41-6. PMID:9826427 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/abbi.1998.0909