St8sia5 - ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5

Enables alpha-N-acetylneuraminate alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase activity. Predicted to be involved in glycoprotein metabolic process; glycosphingolipid biosynthetic process; and oligosaccharide metabolic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane. Is expressed in brain. Orthologous to human ST8SIA5 (ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]