Enables sialyltransferase activity. Involved in glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process. Located in Golgi membrane. Orthologous to human ST8SIA5 (ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5).
RGD Description
Enables sialyltransferase activity. Involved in glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process. Located in Golgi membrane. Orthologous to human ST8SIA5 (ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5); PARTICIPATES IN ganglioside metabolic pathway; INTERACTS WITH 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran; 4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol; 6-propyl-2-thiouracil.