SULT2A1

Bile salt sulfotransferase

Bile salt sulfotransferase

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Bile salt sulfotransferase also known as hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase (HST) or sulfotransferase 2A1 (ST2A1) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the SULT2A1 gene.[5][6][7]

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Function

Sulfotransferase enzymes catalyze the sulfate conjugation of many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and xenobiotic compounds. These cytosolic enzymes are different in their tissue distributions and substrate specificities. The gene structure (number and length of exons) is similar among family members. This gene is primarily expressed in liver and adrenal tissues where the encoded protein sulfonates steroids and bile acids.[5]

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References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Otterness DM, Wieben ED, Wood TC, Watson WG, Madden BJ, McCormick DJ, Weinshilboum RM (May 1992). "Human liver dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase: molecular cloning and expression of cDNA". Mol. Pharmacol. 41 (5): 865–72. PMID 1588921.
  4. Otterness DM, Mohrenweiser HW, Brandriff BF, Weinshilboum RM (1995). "Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase gene (STD): localization to human chromosome band 19q13.3". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 70 (1–2): 45–7. doi:10.1159/000133988. PMID 7736787.

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