Abstract
ST3Gal-III is a member of the N-acetyllactosaminide α-2,3-sialyltransferase family, transferring sialic acid from CMP-NeuAc in α-2,3 linkage preferentially to Galβ1-3GlcNAc, but also to Galβ1-4GlcNAc and Galβ1-3GalNAc termini on glycoproteins and glycolipids. It was among the first sialyltransferases purified and cloned (Wen et al. 1992), leading to the discovery of sialyltransferase sialyl motifs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes, Second Edition |
Publisher | Springer Japan |
Pages | 657-665 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9784431542407 |
ISBN (Print) | 9784431542391 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2014 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology