ST3GAL3

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ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 3, also known as ST3GAL3, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ST3GAL3 gene.[1][2]

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that catalyzes the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to galactose-containing substrates. The encoded protein is normally found in the Golgi apparatus but can be proteolytically processed to a soluble form. This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. Multiple transcript variants encoding several different isoforms have been found for this gene.[2]

Mutations in the ST3GAL3 gene was recently shown to be the cause of autosomal recessive mental retardation 12. Since the mutations disrupt a glycosylation pathway, this disorder may be considererd a congenital disorder of glycosylation.

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References

  1. Kitagawa H, Paulson JC (Jul 1993). "Cloning and expression of human Gal beta 1,3(4)GlcNAc alpha 2,3-sialyltransferase". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 194 (1): 375–82. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1993.1830. PMID 8333853.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: ST3GAL3 ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 3".

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