GAL3ST2

galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 2

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase protein family. The product of this gene catalyzes sulfonation by transferring a sulfate group to the hydroxyl at C-3 of nonreducing beta-galactosyl residues, and it can act on both type 1 and type 2 (Galbeta 1-3/1-4GlcNAc-R) oligosaccharides with similar efficiencies, and on core 1 glycans. This enzyme has been implicated in tumor metastasis processes. This gene is different from the GAL3ST3 gene located on chromosome 11, which has also been referred to as GAL3ST2 and encodes a related enzyme with distinct tissue distribution and substrate specificities, compared to galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants39 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs2008753142:242,716,384T/Auncertain significance
rs786204482:242,716,400G/Aconflicting classifications of pathogenicity
rs621930632:242,728,098C/Tregulatory region variant
rs621930692:242,730,565G/Aintron variant
rs621930702:242,730,588A/T
rs1378625032:242,738,488G/Alikely benign
rs7562142632:242,738,548C/Tuncertain significance
rs10045760242:242,741,249A/Cuncertain significance
rs3721087442:242,741,273C/Tmissense variantpathogenic
rs14114132662:242,741,276T/Cuncertain significance
rs2021089712:242,741,377C/Tuncertain significance
rs3692371992:242,741,392G/Auncertain significance
rs9225576662:242,742,766A/Guncertain significance
rs1418286052:242,742,812C/Tmissense variant
rs3712815742:242,742,826G/Auncertain significance
rs1393446222:242,742,842A/Gmissense variant
rs9394456382:242,742,857C/Tlikely benign
rs14667803642:242,742,934C/Guncertain significance
rs2006064932:242,743,007G/Cuncertain significance
rs7751930672:242,743,066G/Auncertain significance
rs14429406872:242,743,082C/Guncertain significance
rs8917281382:242,743,102C/Tuncertain significance
rs12094500442:242,743,112G/Tuncertain significance
rs24696692642:242,743,177T/Glikely benign
rs9610018702:242,743,183G/Auncertain significance
rs7538371522:242,743,297G/Tuncertain significance
rs7718058452:242,743,316G/Tuncertain significance
rs14332524902:242,743,322G/Auncertain significance
rs12528143832:242,743,346G/Auncertain significance
rs14333865022:242,743,366C/Tuncertain significance
rs14557260082:242,743,376A/Cuncertain significance
rs9612451902:242,743,382A/Tuncertain significance
rs1455274072:242,743,424C/Tuncertain significance
rs7735564782:242,743,443C/Auncertain significance
rs24696701352:242,743,508A/Guncertain significance
rs7569525572:242,743,513A/Cuncertain significance
rs3731856222:242,743,541C/Guncertain significance
rs3766633862:242,743,547A/Cuncertain significance
rs14275962282:242,743,565C/Guncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.