{"symbol":"ST6GALNAC2","synonyms":["SIAT7B","SIATL1","STHM","ST6GALNAII","SAITL1","SIAT7"],"name":"ST6 (alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminyl-2,3-beta-galactosyl-1,3)-N-acetylgalactosaminide alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 2","description":"ST6GALNAC2 belongs to a family of sialyltransferases that add sialic acids to the nonreducing ends of glycoconjugates. At the cell surface, these modifications have roles in cell-cell and cell-substrate interactions, bacterial adhesion, and protein targeting (Samyn-Petit et al., 2000 [PubMed 10742600]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":10610,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/10610","proteins":[{"symbol":"SIA7B_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SIA7B_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}