hst-6 encodes the C. elegans ortholog of the heparan sulfate modifying enzyme heparan 6O-sulfotransferase; by homology, HST-6 is predicted to function in heparan sulfate biosynthesis by catalyzing the chain-modifying sulfation of the C6 hydroxyl group of the glucosamine subunits; during development, hst-6 activity is required for normal body size and nervous system development; an hst-6::gfp transcriptional reporter fusion is expressed beginning at early embryonic stages and continuing through adulthood; expression in embryos is nearly ubiquitous with later expression primarily restricted to neuronal tissues.
Predicted to enable heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase activity. Involved in heparan sulfate proteoglycan biosynthetic process, enzymatic modification and regulation of growth. Predicted to be located in membrane. Expressed in AIBL; AIBR; RIML; RIMR; and neurons. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Paganini-Miozzo syndrome and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism 15 with or without anosmia. Is an ortholog of human HS6ST1 (heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase 1).
Sequence connection from [Turnbull J, Kinnunen T]. krb 13/11/01
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.