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ST3GAL6
ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 6
Chromosome 3 · 3q12.1
NCBI Gene: 10402Ensembl: ENSG00000064225HGNC: HGNC:18080UniProt: A0A087WXB8
31PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
cellular response to interleukin-6glycoprotein biosynthetic processglycolipid biosynthetic processextracellular exosomeAbnormality of the skeletal systembasal cell carcinomaskin neoplasmskin cancer
✦AI Summary

ST3GAL6 (ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 6) is a Golgi-resident sialyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of sialyl residues from CMP-N-acetyl-beta-neuraminate to terminal galactose residues on type II glycan chains (Galβ1-4GlcNAc) of glycoproteins and glycolipids 12. This enzymatic activity generates sialyl-Lewis X epitopes that function as critical selectin ligands for neutrophil recruitment and lymphocyte homing 3. ST3GAL6 plays a context-dependent role in cancer biology. In colorectal cancer, reduced ST3GAL6 expression promotes tumor progression through PI3K/Akt pathway activation, while lncRNA ST3Gal6-AS1 positively regulates ST3GAL6 to suppress cancer cell proliferation and metastasis 4. Conversely, elevated ST3GAL6 expression in urinary bladder cancer correlates with poor prognosis and increased cell invasion 5. In multiple myeloma, high ST3GAL6 expression enhances bone marrow homing and stromal cell adhesion through α2,3-sialylation, associating with inferior survival 6. ST3GAL6 expression is also dysregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma, with diminished expression levels 7, and maternal ST3GAL6 genetic variants influence human milk oligosaccharide composition 8. Among the three α2,3-sialyltransferases, ST3GAL6 specifically modifies EGFR and influences cell proliferation and morphology distinctly from ST3GAL3 and ST3GAL4 9.

Sources cited
1
ST3GAL6 catalyzes transfer of sialyl residue to terminal galactose residues on type II glycan chains
PMID: 10206952
2
ST3GAL6 transfers sialyl residue to generate sialyl-products on neolactosides nLc4Cer and nLc6Cer as Lewis X precursors
PMID: 26692484
3
ST3GAL6 generates functional E- and P-selectin ligands and its overexpression links to metastatic disease and poor outcomes
PMID: 27148485
4
ST3Gal6-AS1/ST3GAL6 axis reduces CRC progression through α2,3-sialylation and PI3K/Akt inhibition
PMID: 30613961
5
Elevated ST3GAL6 correlates with poor bladder cancer outcomes, tumor stage/grade, and increased invasion
PMID: 32929335
6
High ST3GAL6 expression in multiple myeloma enhances bone marrow homing and associates with inferior survival
PMID: 25061176
7
ST3GAL6 expression is significantly diminished in hepatocellular carcinomas
PMID: 21147760
8
Maternal ST3GAL6 genetic locus associates with human milk oligosaccharide concentrations
PMID: 40783943
9
ST3GAL6 specifically modifies EGFR sialylation and regulates cell proliferation distinctly from ST3GAL3/ST3GAL4
PMID: 31914669
Disease Associationsⓘ20
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.52Moderate
basal cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.45Moderate
skin neoplasmOpen Targets
0.39Weak
skin cancerOpen Targets
0.39Weak
actinic keratosisOpen Targets
0.39Weak
post term pregnancyOpen Targets
0.32Weak
Hashimoto's thyroiditisOpen Targets
0.31Weak
skin diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
thyroid diseaseOpen Targets
0.31Weak
lichen planusOpen Targets
0.31Weak
protozoa infectious diseaseOpen Targets
0.29Weak
autoimmune diseaseOpen Targets
0.23Weak
Miyoshi myopathyOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
placenta praeviaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
cervical carcinomaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
neutrophil immunodeficiency syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
immunodeficiency 86Open Targets
0.05Suggestive
Recurrent infection due to specific granule deficiencyOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
FUT1Protein interaction95%FUT2Protein interaction95%FUT3Protein interaction95%FUT4Protein interaction95%FUT5Protein interaction95%FUT6Protein interaction95%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Heart
85%
Bone Marrow
26%
Brain
13%
Lung
13%
Ovary
5%
Gene Interaction Network
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ST3GAL6FUT1FUT2FUT3FUT4FUT5FUT6
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q9Y274
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.96LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.64 [0.44–0.96]
RankingsWhere ST3GAL6 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #11,806of 20,598
    Most Researched31
  • #9,105of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.96
Genes detectedST3GAL6
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Differences in CD75s- and iso-CD75s-ganglioside content and altered mRNA expression of sialyltransferases ST6GAL1 and ST3GAL6 in human hepatocellular carcinomas and nontumoral liver tissues.
PMID: 21147760
Glycobiology · 2011
1.00
2
Host and environmental determinants of human milk oligosaccharides and microbiota in the Lifelines NEXT cohort.
PMID: 40783943
Cell Rep · 2025
0.90
3
Specific sialylation of N-glycans and its novel regulatory mechanism.
PMID: 38958800
Glycoconj J · 2024
0.80
4
LncRNA ST3Gal6-AS1/ST3Gal6 axis mediates colorectal cancer progression by regulating α-2,3 sialylation via PI3K/Akt signaling.
PMID: 30613961
Int J Cancer · 2019
0.70
5
Identification of glycogene-type and validation of ST3GAL6 as a biomarker predicts clinical outcome and cancer cell invasion in urinary bladder cancer.
PMID: 32929335
Theranostics · 2020
0.60