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Character profile for ST8SIA4
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- ST8SIA4 — ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 4
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #475163 → Card color name: Anthracite Blue
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: S → Hue: violet
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.61 → Character vibrance: mid vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 0.683 → Character shade: mid shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-4024
- Gene family-to-character trait mapping
- Gene family: ST → Character family trait: Starfish regenerating limb tips
- Molecular category-to-character sex mapping
- Molecular category: transmembrane → Character sex: male
- First-noted-to-character-age mapping
- First noted: 1995 → Character age: 25 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 41 kDa → Character mass: 41 kg
full name
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 4gene name
ST8SIA4
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 4
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Starfish regenerating limb tips
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
1995
25 y.o.
mass
41kDakg
pfam clans
alignment
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