Protein
Alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 8B
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Function
May transfer sialic acid through alpha-2,8-linkages to the alpha-2,3-linked and alpha-2,6-linked sialic acid of N-linked oligosaccharides of glycoproteins and may be involved in PSA (polysialic acid) expression.
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 29 family.
Sequence
MQLQFRSWMLAALTLLVVFLIFADISEIEEEIGNSGGRGTIRSAVNSLHSKSNRAEVVINGSSLPAVADRSNESLKHSIQPASSKWRHNQTLSLRIRKQILKFLDAEKDISVLKGTLKPGDIIHYIFDRDSTMNVSQNLYELLPRTSPLKNKHFQTCAIVGNSGVLLNSGCGQEIDTHSFVIRCNLAPVQEYARDVGLKTDLVTMNPSVIQRAFEDLVNATWREKLLQRLHGLNGSILWIPAFMARGGKERVEWVNALILKHHVNVRTAYPSLRLLHAVRGYWLTNKVHIKRPTTGLLMYTLATRFCNQIYLYGFWPFPLDQNQNPVKYHYYDSLKYGYTSQASPHTMPLEFKALKSLHEQGALKLTVGQCDGAT