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# STS

ENSG00000101846

Target class

Enzyme

Chromosome

X

Approved drugs

0

Clinical candidates (approved and in development)

1

## Clinical evidence

**Approved drugs**

0

**Clinical candidates (approved and in development)**

1

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

Yes

## Names

**Other names**

- ARSC

**Target name**

STS

**Gene name**

Steroid sulfatase

**Gene symbol**

STS

**Previous gene symbols**

- ARSC1

**Protein name**

Steryl-sulfatase (EC 3.1.6.2) (Arylsulfatase C) (ASC) (Estrone sulfatase) (Steroid sulfatase) (Steryl-sulfate sulfohydrolase)

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Sulfatases|MicroRNA protein coding host genes

**Target class**

Enzyme

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

54

**Highest tissue expression**

26.18

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.361

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.746

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:412

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.847278

**Protein interaction partners**

36

### Reactome pathways (3)

- R-HSA-1663150
- R-HSA-196071
- R-HSA-9840310

## Genomic location

**End position**

7804358

**Start position**

7147237

**Chromosome**

X

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000101846

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:11425

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:11425)

**NCBI Gene ID**

412

**UniProt ID**

P08842

## Cellular location

- Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle, microneme membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein.

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 2668275  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2668275/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.746198

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.360942

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Artery - Tibial**

26.18

**Cells - Cultured fibroblasts**

18.89

**Artery - Coronary**

16.99

**Adipose - Subcutaneous**

16.72

**Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes**

16.29

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Artery - Tibial26.18
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts18.89
- Artery - Coronary16.99
- Adipose - Subcutaneous16.72
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes16.29
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)14.14
- Artery - Aorta13.83
- Lung11.93
- Adipose - Visceral (Omentum)11.66
- Nerve - Tibial11.05
- Breast - Mammary Tissue10.82
- Fallopian Tube9.1
- Brain - Cortex8.76
- Cervix - Ectocervix8.3
- Thyroid8.17
- Cervix - Endocervix8.03
- Vagina7.82
- Bladder7.65
- Prostate7.33
- Ovary6.88
- Uterus6.55
- Brain - Anterior cingulate cortex (BA24)6.48
- Stomach6.03
- Esophagus - Gastroesophageal Junction5.6
- Brain - Hypothalamus5.58

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes (2)

- GO:0006706  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006706)
- GO:0008544  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0008544)

### Cellular components (9)

- GO:0005764  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005764)
- GO:0005768  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005768)
- GO:0005783  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005783)
- GO:0005788  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005788)
- GO:0005789  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005789)
- GO:0005794  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005794)
- GO:0005886  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005886)
- GO:0016020  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0016020)
- GO:0043231  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0043231)

### Molecular functions (2)

- GO:0004773  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0004773)
- GO:0008484  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0008484)

## Related records

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### Drugs (1)

- [Irosustat](https://trialight.com/data/asset/irosustat-127d5444-c8ee-4eb6-9be9-b5981033e1b0.md) Steryl-sulfatase inhibitor

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