{"symbol":"ST8SIA2","synonyms":["ST8SIA-II","SIAT8B","SIAT8-B","HST19690","ST8SiaII","STX"],"name":"ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a type II membrane protein that is thought to catalyze the transfer of sialic acid from CMP-sialic acid to N-linked oligosaccharides and glycoproteins. The encoded protein may be found in the Golgi apparatus and may be involved in the production of polysialic acid, a modulator of the adhesive properties of neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM1). This protein is a member of glycosyltransferase family 29. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8128,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8128","proteins":[{"symbol":"SIA8B_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/SIA8B_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Glycosyltransferases","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Glycosyltransferases"}]}