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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02328
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7814
Name Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6
Synonyms
  1. C-GlcNAc6ST
  2. Corneal N-acetylglucosamine-6-O-sulfotransferase
  3. GST4-beta
  4. Galactose/N-acetylglucosamine/N-acetylglucosamine 6-O-sulfotransferase 4-beta
  5. GlcNAc6ST-5
  6. Gn6st-5
  7. N-acetylglucosamine 6-O-sulfotransferase 5
  8. hCGn6ST
Gene Name CHST6
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in sulfotransferase activity
Specific Function Catalyzes the transfer of sulfate to position 6 of non- reducing N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues of keratan. Mediates sulfation of keratan in cornea. Keratan sulfate plays a central role in maintaining corneal transparency. Acts on the non- reducing terminal GlcNAc of short and long carbohydrate substrates that have poly-N-acetyllactosamine structures
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
golgi membrane
membrane
cell part
organelle membrane
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring sulfur-containing groups
sulfotransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
primary metabolic process
carbohydrate metabolic process
Cellular Location
  1. Golgi apparatus membrane
  2. Single-pass type II membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 16q22
SNPs CHST6
Gene Sequence
>1188 bp
ATGTGGCTGCCGCGCGTCTCCAGCACAGCAGTGACCGCGCTCCTCCTGGCGCAGACCTTC
CTCCTCCTCTTTCTGGTTTCCCGGCCAGGGCCCTCGTCCCCAGCAGGCGGCGAGGCGCGC
GTGCATGTGCTGGTGCTGTCCTCGTGGCGCTCGGGCTCGTCCTTCGTGGGCCAACTCTTC
AACCAGCACCCCGACGTCTTCTACCTAATGGAGCCCGCGTGGCACGTGTGGACCACCCTG
TCGCAGGGCAGCGCCGCAACGCTGCACATGGCTGTGCGCGACCTGGTGCGCTCCGTCTTC
CTGTGCGACATGGACGTGTTTGATGCCTATCTGCCTTGGCGCCGCAACCTGTCCGACCTC
TTCCAGTGGGCCGTGAGCCGTGCACTGTGCTCGCCACCCGCCTGCAGTGCCTTTCCCCGA
GGCGCCATCAGCAGCGAGGCCGTGTGCAAGCCACTGTGCGCGCGGCAGTCCTTCACCCTG
GCCCGGGAGGCCTGCCGCTCCTACAGCCACGTGGTGCTCAAGGAGGTGCGCTTCTTCAAC
CTGCAGGTGCTCTACCCGCTGCTCAGCGACCCCGCGCTCAACCTACGCATCGTGCACCTG
GTGCGCGACCCGCGGGCCGTGCTGCGCTCCCGGGAGCAGACAGCCAAGGCTCTGGCGCGT
GACAACGGCATCGTGCTGGGCACCAACGGCACGTGGGTGGAGGCCGACCCCGGCCTGCGC
GTGGTGCGCGAGGTGTGCCGTAGCCACGTACGCATCGCCGAGGCCGCCACACTCAAGCCG
CCACCCTTTCTGCGCGGCCGCTACCGCCTGGTGCGCTTCGAGGACCTGGCGCGGGAGCCG
CTGGCAGAAATCCGTGCGCTCTACGCCTTCACTGGGCTCAGTCTCACGCCACAGCTCGAG
GCCTGGATCCATAACATCACCCACGGATCTGGACCTGGTGCGCGCCGCGAAGCCTTCAAG
ACTTCGTCCAGGAATGCGCTCAACGTCTCCCAGGCCTGGCGCCATGCGCTGCCCTTTGCC
AAGATCCGCCGCGTGCAGGAACTGTGCGCTGGTGCGCTGCAGCTGCTGGGCTACCGGCCT
GTGTACTCTGAGGACGAGCAGCGCAACCTCGCCCTTGATCTGGTGCTGCCACGAGGCCTG
AACGGCTTCACTTGGGCATCATCCACCGCCTCGCACCCCCGAAATTAG
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 395
Molecular Weight 44098.4
Theoretical pI 10.37
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 6-26
Protein Sequence
>Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6
MWLPRVSSTAVTALLLAQTFLLLFLVSRPGPSSPAGGEARVHVLVLSSWRSGSSFVGQLF
NQHPDVFYLMEPAWHVWTTLSQGSAATLHMAVRDLVRSVFLCDMDVFDAYLPWRRNLSDL
FQWAVSRALCSPPACSAFPRGAISSEAVCKPLCARQSFTLAREACRSYSHVVLKEVRFFN
LQVLYPLLSDPALNLRIVHLVRDPRAVLRSREQTAKALARDNGIVLGTNGTWVEADPGLR
VVREVCRSHVRIAEAATLKPPPFLRGRYRLVRFEDLAREPLAEIRALYAFTGLSLTPQLE
AWIHNITHGSGPGARREAFKTSSRNALNVSQAWRHALPFAKIRRVQELCAGALQLLGYRP
VYSEDEQRNLALDLVLPRGLNGFTWASSTASHPRN
GenBank ID Protein 11023146
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9GZX3
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CHST6_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AF219990
GeneCard ID CHST6
GenAtlas ID CHST6
HGNC ID HGNC:6938
References
General References
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