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HS6ST3
heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 3
Chromosome 13 · 13q32.1
NCBI Gene: 266722Ensembl: ENSG00000185352.10HGNC: HGNC:19134UniProt: Q8IZP7
19PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
heparan sulfate 6-sulfotransferase activityheparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic processsulfotransferase activityGolgi apparatusAbnormality of the skeletal systemsubstance-related disorderalcohol drinkingobesity
✦AI Summary

HS6ST3 (heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 3) is a Golgi-resident sulfotransferase enzyme that catalyzes 6-O-sulfation of heparan sulfate by transferring sulfate from PAPS to the N-sulfoglucosamine residue 1. The enzyme undergoes beta-secretase-regulated proteolytic processing and can be secreted extracellularly, with intracellular activity directly controlling heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfation levels 2. HS6ST3 is differentially expressed across tissues and dysregulated in multiple disease contexts. In breast cancer, HS6ST3 upregulation promotes tumor growth, migration, and invasion through IGF1R signaling and XAF1 suppression; silencing HS6ST3 inhibits these processes 3. Genetically, HS6ST3 polymorphisms associate with obesity and elevated triglycerides with gender-specific effects 1, and variants show associations with diabetic retinopathy risk in type 2 diabetes 4. Gene-based analysis identified HS6ST3 as significant for clinical duration modulation in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 5. Additionally, HS6ST3 is implicated in coronary artery disease susceptibility through transcriptome-wide association analysis 6, and HBV integration into the HS6ST3 locus occurs in fibrosis-related contexts 7. These findings establish HS6ST3 as a multifunctional enzyme relevant to metabolic, vascular, neurodegenerative, and neoplastic diseases.

Sources cited
1
HS6ST3 gene polymorphisms associate with obesity and triglycerides with gender-specific interactions
PMID: 24371161
2
HS6ST3 undergoes beta-secretase-regulated processing and secretion; intracellular HS6ST3 activity regulates heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfation
PMID: 17363373
3
HS6ST3 is upregulated in breast cancer; silencing HS6ST3 suppresses tumor growth and invasion via IGF1R and XAF1
PMID: 28017727
4
HS6ST3 variants associate with diabetic retinopathy susceptibility in type 2 diabetes
PMID: 21310492
5
HS6ST3 is significant in gene-based association testing for clinical duration of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
PMID: 39079175
6
HS6ST3 identified through transcriptome-wide association as target for coronary artery disease susceptibility
PMID: 40093223
7
HBV integrates into HS6ST3 locus in fibrosis-related liver tissue from patients with prior hepatitis B infection
PMID: 31320595
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.47Moderate
substance-related disorderOpen Targets
0.40Weak
alcohol drinkingOpen Targets
0.39Weak
obesityOpen Targets
0.37Weak
insomniaOpen Targets
0.35Weak
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.34Weak
smoking initiationOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Abnormality of refractionOpen Targets
0.31Weak
goutOpen Targets
0.30Weak
attempted suicideOpen Targets
0.30Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.30Weak
diabetic retinopathyOpen Targets
0.30Weak
vascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
mental or behavioural disorderOpen Targets
0.28Weak
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.27Weak
substance abuseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
ovarian neoplasmOpen Targets
0.27Weak
smoking behaviorOpen Targets
0.27Weak
liver diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
schizophreniaOpen Targets
0.26Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
HS2ST1Shared pathway100%HS3ST4Shared pathway100%HS3ST6Shared pathway100%HS6ST2Shared pathway100%HS6ST1Shared pathway50%DSEShared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Heart
6%
Ovary
1%
Lung
0%
Liver
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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HS6ST3HS2ST1HS3ST4HS3ST6HS6ST2HS6ST1DSE
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8IZP7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.64LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.43Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.40 [0.25–0.64]
RankingsWhere HS6ST3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,441of 20,598
    Most Researched19
  • #4,594of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.64
Genes detectedHS6ST3
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Association of HS6ST3 gene polymorphisms with obesity and triglycerides: gene x gender interaction.
PMID: 24371161
J Genet · 2013
1.00
2
Regulation of heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfation by beta-secretase activity.
PMID: 17363373
J Biol Chem · 2007
0.90
3
Silencing HS6ST3 inhibits growth and progression of breast cancer cells through suppressing IGF1R and inducing XAF1.
PMID: 28017727
Exp Cell Res · 2017
0.80
4
Genome wide association study of clinical duration and age at onset of sporadic CJD.
PMID: 39079175
PLoS One · 2024
0.70
5
Molecular architecture of human atherosclerosis revealed through integrative human genetics.
PMID: 40093223
medRxiv · 2025
0.60