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Character profile for ST8SIA6
Accessible text equivalent of the visual Iconoplasm character card.
- Gene identity
- ST8SIA6 — ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6
- Card color mapping
- Hex color: #C6D4EF → Card color name: Murano Soft Blue
- Letter-to-hue mapping
- Letter: S → Hue: violet
- HPA tau-to-vibrance mapping
- HPA tau: 0.7 → Character vibrance: high vibrance
- gnomAD LOEUF-to-shade mapping
- gnomAD LOEUF: 1.693 → Character shade: light shade
- Emulsion number
- A1-2459
- 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: 2002 → Character age: 18 y.o.
- Molecular-mass-to-character-mass mapping
- Molecular mass: 45 kDa → Character mass: 45 kg
full name
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6gene name
ST8SIA6
ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 6
ICONOPLASM HUMAN GENE REGISTRY / ACCESSION SHEET 03
family trait
Starfish regenerating limb tips
qc
pending review
field notes
category
male
first noted
2002
18 y.o.
mass
45kDakg
pfam clans
alignment
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