Gene
HS3ST6
heparan sulfate-glucosamine 3-sulfotransferase 6
- HGNC 14178↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000162040↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 64711↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 16p13.3
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 16: 1,911,475–1,918,415 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 2 exons across 6.9 kb
- Protein
- 342 amino acids
- Previous symbols
- HS3ST5
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000454677.3NM_001009606.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How HS3ST6 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 1.2 kb of the gene's 6.9 kb; 1,029 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to HS3ST6
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions HS3ST6 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). HS3ST6 gene: heparan sulfate-glucosamine 3-sulfotransferase 6. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/hs3st6
Dante Labs. HS3ST6 gene: heparan sulfate-glucosamine 3-sulfotransferase 6 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/hs3st6
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