CHST6

Protein-coding gene in humans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CHST6 gene.[5][6][7]

AliasesCHST6, MCDC1, carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6, GST4-beta, gn6st-5, hCGn6ST, glcNAc6ST-5, C-GlcNAc6ST
End75,495,445 bp[1]
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CHST6
Identifiers
AliasesCHST6, MCDC1, carbohydrate sulfotransferase 6, GST4-beta, gn6st-5, hCGn6ST, glcNAc6ST-5, C-GlcNAc6ST
External IDsOMIM: 605294; MGI: 1931825; HomoloGene: 56927; GeneCards: CHST6; OMA:CHST6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_021615

NM_019950

RefSeq (protein)

NP_067628

NP_064334

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 75.47 – 75.5 MbChr 8: 112.62 – 112.64 Mb
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It codes for an enzyme necessary for the production of keratan sulfate. Mutations in the gene lead to macular corneal dystrophy.

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