GAL3ST3, Official Symbol GAL3ST3provided by HGNC Official Full Name galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 3provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24144 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000175229 MIM:608234; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24144 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 GAL3ST2; GAL3ST-3 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 3' position of galactose in N-acetyllactosamine in both type 2 (Gal-beta-1-4GlcNAc-R) oligosaccharides and core-2-branched O-glycans, but not on type 1 or core-1-branched structures. This gene, which has also been referred to as GAL3ST2, is different from the GAL3ST2 gene located on chromosome 2 that encodes a related enzyme with distinct tissue distribution and substrate specificities, compared to galactose-3-O-sulfotransferase 3. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in thyroid (RPKM 2.2), endometrium (RPKM 2.0) and 5 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all