CHST12, Official Symbol CHST12provided by HGNC Official Full Name carbohydrate sulfotransferase 12provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17423 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000136213 MIM:610129; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17423 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as C4S-2; C4ST2; C4ST-2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the sulfotransferase 2 family. It is localized to the golgi membrane, and catalyzes the transfer of sulfate to position 4 of the N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) residue of chondroitin and desulfated dermatan sulfate. Chondroitin sulfate constitutes the predominant proteoglycan present in cartilage, and is distributed on the surfaces of many cells and extracellular matrices. Alternatively spliced transcript variants differing only in their 5' UTRs have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 6.6), spleen (RPKM 6.2) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all