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Gene

ST8SIA1

ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
12p12.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 12: 22,193,391–22,334,707 (GRCh38)
Exons
5 exons across 141.3 kb
Protein
356 amino acids
Previous symbols
SIAT8, SIAT8A
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000396037.9NM_003034.4
Locus type
gene with protein product

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How ST8SIA1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 12, with a bracket where ST8SIA1 sits. ST8SIA1 and 5 genes near it on chromosome 12, from 21,764,049 to 22,764,048.Chromosome 1212p12.1p13.33p13.32p13.31p13.2p13.1p12.3p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11q12q13.11q13.12q13.13q13.2q13.3q14.1q14.2q14.3q15q21.1q21.2q21.31q21.32q21.33q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.11q24.12q24.13q24.21q24.22q24.23q24.31q24.32q24.3321.8 Mb22 Mb22.2 Mb22.4 Mb22.6 MbKCNJ8: 21,763,939–21,775,615, reverse strandKCNJ8ABCC9: 21,797,389–21,942,543, reverse strandABCC9CMAS: 22,046,174–22,065,674, forward strandCMASST8SIA1: 22,193,391–22,334,707, reverse strandST8SIA1C2CD5: 22,448,567–22,544,574, reverse strandC2CD5ETNK1: 22,625,075–22,690,665, forward strandETNK1Diagram of ST8SIA1: 5 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 12Exon 5: 22,193,391–22,202,038, 8,648 basesExon 4: 22,249,006–22,249,098, 93 basesExon 3: 22,255,280–22,255,389, 110 basesExon 2: 22,287,149–22,287,293, 145 basesExon 1: 22,333,997–22,334,707, 711 bases543215′3′

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 9.7 kb of the gene's 141.3 kb; 1,071 of those bases code for the 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.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). ST8SIA1 gene: ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/st8sia1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. ST8SIA1 gene: ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/st8sia1

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