SULT1C4

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Also known as SULT1C

Summary

SULT1C4 (sulfotransferase family 1C member 4, HGNC:11457) is a protein-coding gene on chromosome 2q12.3, encoding Sulfotransferase 1C4 (O75897). Sulfotransferase that utilizes 3’-phospho-5’-adenylyl sulfate (PAPS) as sulfonate donor to catalyze the sulfate conjugation of phenolic compounds.

Sulfotransferase enzymes catalyze the sulfate conjugation of many hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and xenobiotic compounds. These cytosolic enzymes are different in their tissue distributions and substrate specificities. The gene structure (number and length of exons) is similar among family members. This gene encodes a protein that belongs to the SULT1 subfamily, responsible for transferring a sulfo moiety from PAPS to phenol-containing compounds.

Source: NCBI Gene 27233 — RefSeq curated summary.

At a glance

  • GWAS associations: 2
  • Clinical variants (ClinVar): 42 total
  • Druggable target: yes
  • MANE Select transcript: NM_006588

Identifiers

Gene identifiers

FieldValue
HGNC IDHGNC:11457
Approved symbolSULT1C4
Namesulfotransferase family 1C member 4
Location2q12.3
Locus typegene with protein product
StatusApproved
AliasesSULT1C
Ensembl geneENSG00000198075
Ensembl biotypeprotein_coding
OMIM608357
Entrez27233

Gene structure

Transcript identifiers

Ensembl transcripts: 4 — 3 protein_coding, 1 retained_intron

ENST00000272452, ENST00000409309, ENST00000494122, ENST00000957540

RefSeq mRNA: 2 — MANE Select: NM_006588 NM_001321770, NM_006588

CCDS: CCDS2077, CCDS82492

Canonical transcript exons

ENST00000272452 — 7 exons

ExonStartEnd
ENSE00000963464108381762108381887
ENSE00000963465108382385108382482
ENSE00000963466108383093108383219
ENSE00000963468108386192108386372
ENSE00001318272108387320108388989
ENSE00001378859108383416108383510
ENSE00001939798108377954108378506

Expression profiles

Bgee: expression breadth ubiquitous, 164 present calls, max score 92.20.

FANTOM5 (CAGE): breadth broad, TPM avg 2.3818 / max 246.7018, expressed in 331 samples.

FANTOM5 promoters (4 alternative TSS)

Promoter IDTPM avgSamples expressed
218552.3818331
218621.5831450
218640.6898300
218650.2126117

Top tissues by expression

239 total, by Bgee expression score (0-100, higher = more expressed):

TissueAnatomy IDExpression scoreQuality
ventricular zoneUBERON:000305392.20gold quality
gall bladderUBERON:000211091.71gold quality
left ovaryUBERON:000211989.08gold quality
right lungUBERON:000216787.33gold quality
ganglionic eminenceUBERON:000402387.23gold quality
right ovaryUBERON:000211884.43gold quality
right uterine tubeUBERON:000130284.01gold quality
hypothalamusUBERON:000189883.64gold quality
endocervixUBERON:000045883.23gold quality
caudate nucleusUBERON:000187382.82gold quality
metanephros cortexUBERON:001053382.50gold quality
male germ line stem cell (sensu Vertebrata) in testisCL:0000089 ∩ UBERON:000047382.21gold quality
nucleus accumbensUBERON:000188282.19gold quality
right atrium auricular regionUBERON:000663182.09gold quality
upper lobe of left lungUBERON:000895281.91gold quality
ovaryUBERON:000099281.13gold quality
cardiac atriumUBERON:000208181.03gold quality
amygdalaUBERON:000187680.70gold quality
putamenUBERON:000187480.47gold quality
C1 segment of cervical spinal cordUBERON:000646980.10gold quality
anterior cingulate cortexUBERON:000983579.61gold quality
upper lobe of lungUBERON:000894879.47gold quality
mucosa of stomachUBERON:000119978.88gold quality
right frontal lobeUBERON:000281078.53gold quality
smooth muscle tissueUBERON:000113578.04gold quality
adrenal tissueUBERON:001830378.03gold quality
adenohypophysisUBERON:000219677.99gold quality
adult mammalian kidneyUBERON:000008277.77gold quality
omental fat padUBERON:001041477.58gold quality
peritoneumUBERON:000235877.48gold quality

Single-cell (SCXA)

Detected in 1 experiment(s), a significant marker in 1.

ExperimentMarker?Max mean expression
E-ANND-3no0.00

Regulation

Is transcription factor: no

Upstream regulators (CollecTRI, top): NR1H2, NR1H3, NR1H4

miRNA regulators (miRDB)

83 targeting SULT1C4, top 30 by miRDB confidence (max_score; target_count = how many genes the miRNA targets in total — lower means more specific):

miRNAMax scoreAvg scoremiRNA target_count
HSA-MIR-3613-3P100.0076.367965
HSA-MIR-3120-5P100.0065.56965
HSA-MIR-3689D100.0066.141181
HSA-MIR-6851-5P100.0065.631294
HSA-MIR-4692100.0067.322066
HSA-MIR-371B-5P99.9975.344759
HSA-MIR-607799.9968.042299
HSA-MIR-34A-5P99.9971.211784
HSA-MIR-449A99.9971.051776
HSA-MIR-451499.9967.101870
HSA-MIR-373-5P99.9875.364753
HSA-MIR-616-5P99.9875.584775
HSA-MIR-23B-5P99.9866.07587
HSA-MIR-477599.9875.006394
HSA-MIR-34C-5P99.9770.451577
HSA-MIR-449B-5P99.9770.261580
HSA-MIR-651-3P99.9473.485177
HSA-MIR-23A-5P99.9465.39468
HSA-MIR-539-5P99.9370.302855
HSA-MIR-806299.8868.43995
HSA-MIR-6780A-5P99.8866.692776
HSA-MIR-30A-3P99.8769.742928
HSA-MIR-30D-3P99.8769.922917
HSA-MIR-30E-3P99.8769.682942
HSA-MIR-5582-3P99.8672.484221
HSA-MIR-548AR-3P99.8571.263889
HSA-MIR-4728-5P99.8569.394718
HSA-MIR-383-3P99.8565.841359
HSA-MIR-548AZ-3P99.8270.563549
HSA-MIR-548BC99.8270.613524

Literature-anchored findings (GeneRIF, showing 5)

  • A systematic analysis showed that three of the twelve human SULTs, SULT1A1, SULT1A3 and SULT1C4, displayed the strongest sulphating activity towards acetaminophen. (PMID:26067475)
  • The current study aimed to identify the human cytosolic sulfotransferase(s) that is(are) capable of sulfating doxorubicin and its analog epirubicin, and to verify whether sulfation of doxorubicin and epirubicin may occur under metabolic conditions. (PMID:26948952)
  • Developmental Expression of SULT1C4 Transcript Variants in Human Liver: Implications for Discordance Between SULT1C4 mRNA and Protein Levels. (PMID:32303576)
  • Sulfation of hyperoside by the human cytosolic sulfotransferases (SULTs): impact of genetic polymorphisms on hyperoside-sulfating activity of SULT1C4 allozymes. (PMID:35249434)
  • Sulfotransferase 1C2 promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by enhancing glycolysis and fatty acid metabolism. (PMID:36880364)

Cross-species orthologs

5 orthologs

OrganismSymbolGene ID
danio_reriosult1st5ENSDARG00000003475
danio_reriosult1st6ENSDARG00000006811
drosophila_melanogasterSt4FBGN0033887
drosophila_melanogasterSt1FBGN0034887
drosophila_melanogasterSt3FBGN0265052

Paralogs (12): SULT2B1 (ENSG00000088002), SULT2A1 (ENSG00000105398), SULT1E1 (ENSG00000109193), SULT4A1 (ENSG00000130540), SULT6B1 (ENSG00000138068), SULT1B1 (ENSG00000173597), SULT1C3 (ENSG00000196228), SULT1A1 (ENSG00000196502), SULT1A2 (ENSG00000197165), SULT1C2 (ENSG00000198203), SULT1A4 (ENSG00000213648), SULT1A3 (ENSG00000261052)

Protein

Protein identifiers

Sulfotransferase 1C4O75897 (reviewed: O75897)

Alternative names: Sulfotransferase 1C2

All UniProt accessions (1): O75897

UniProt curated annotations — full annotation on UniProt →

Function. Sulfotransferase that utilizes 3’-phospho-5’-adenylyl sulfate (PAPS) as sulfonate donor to catalyze the sulfate conjugation of phenolic compounds. Can also sulfonate estrogenic compounds, however, the dietary flavonoids (phytoestrogen) and environmental estrogens, like bisphenol A are better substrates than 17beta-estradiol (E2). Mediates the sulfation of doxorubicin and its analog epirubicin, two antitumor anthracyclines.

Subcellular location. Cytoplasm. Cytosol.

Tissue specificity. Expressed at high levels in fetal lung and kidney and at low levels in fetal heart, adult kidney, ovary and spinal cord.

Similarity. Belongs to the sulfotransferase 1 family.

Isoforms (2)

UniProt IDNamesCanonical?
O75897-11yes
O75897-22

RefSeq proteins (2): NP_001308699, NP_006579* (*=MANE)

Domains & families (InterPro)

IDNameType
IPR000863Sulfotransferase_domDomain
IPR027417P-loop_NTPaseHomologous_superfamily

Pfam: PF00685

Enzyme classification (BRENDA):

  • EC 2.8.2.1 — aryl sulfotransferase (BRENDA: 19 organisms, 630 substrates, 215 inhibitors, 314 Km, 55 kcat entries)

Substrate kinetics (BRENDA)

81 substrates with measured Km, best-characterized 15. Km ranges are aggregated across organisms/conditions.

SubstrateKm (mM)Measurements
DOPAMINE0.0006–11.339
4-NITROPHENOL0.0001–30.936
3’-PHOSPHOADENYLYLSULFATE0.0003–0.5117
ACETAMINOPHEN0.43–4.514
MORPHINE3.8–1013
O-DESMETHYL TRAMADOL0.27–0.813
TAPENTADOL0.09–0.8413
3’-PHOSPHOADENYLYL SULFATE0.0008–0.02412
DAIDZEIN0.0005–0.4078
GENISTEIN0.0005–0.3718
6-HYDROXYMELATONIN0.018–0.0656
7-HYDROXYCOUMARIN0.0005–0.0034
ROTIGOTINE0.0291–0.11914
2-AMINOPHENOL0.009–0.2233
3,3’,5-TRIIODO-L-THYRONINE0.0387–0.1263

Catalyzed reactions (Rhea), 3 shown:

  • a phenol + 3’-phosphoadenylyl sulfate = an aryl sulfate + adenosine 3’,5’-bisphosphate + H(+) (RHEA:12164)
  • 17beta-estradiol + 3’-phosphoadenylyl sulfate = 17beta-estradiol 3-sulfate + adenosine 3’,5’-bisphosphate + H(+) (RHEA:52372)
  • bisphenol A + 3’-phosphoadenylyl sulfate = bisphenyl A sulfate + adenosine 3’,5’-bisphosphate + H(+) (RHEA:66580)

UniProt features (40 total): helix 18, binding site 7, strand 6, turn 4, sequence variant 2, chain 1, active site 1, splice variant 1

Structure

Experimental structures (PDB)

2 structures.

PDBMethodResolution (Å)
2GWHX-RAY DIFFRACTION1.8
2AD1X-RAY DIFFRACTION2

Predicted structure (AlphaFold)

ModelpLDDTFraction very-high
AF-O75897-F194.850.94

Functional residue map

Curated UniProt residues grouped by drug-discovery relevance — catalytic, ligand-binding, modification, and mutation-validated positions. Source: UniProtKB sequence features.

Catalytic / active sites (1): 115 (proton acceptor)

Ligand- & substrate-binding residues (7): 55–60; 113–115; 137; 145; 200; 234–239; 262–266

Function

Pathways and Gene Ontology

Reactome pathways

6 pathways

IDPathway
R-HSA-156584Cytosolic sulfonation of small molecules
R-HSA-9753281Paracetamol ADME
R-HSA-1430728Metabolism
R-HSA-156580Phase II - Conjugation of compounds
R-HSA-211859Biological oxidations
R-HSA-9748784Drug ADME

MSigDB gene sets: 158 (showing top): REACTOME_BIOLOGICAL_OXIDATIONS, chr2q12, GOBP_ORGANOPHOSPHATE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_SULFATION, GOBP_KETONE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_CARBOHYDRATE_DERIVATIVE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, RODWELL_AGING_KIDNEY_NO_BLOOD_DN, GOBP_NUCLEOBASE_CONTAINING_SMALL_MOLECULE_METABOLIC_PROCESS, CADWELL_ATG16L1_TARGETS_DN, MODULE_99, LIAO_METASTASIS, GOBP_ORGANIC_ACID_METABOLIC_PROCESS, GOBP_SMALL_MOLECULE_CATABOLIC_PROCESS, FLECHNER_BIOPSY_KIDNEY_TRANSPLANT_REJECTED_VS_OK_DN, BASAKI_YBX1_TARGETS_DN

GO Biological Process (6): ethanol catabolic process (GO:0006068), xenobiotic metabolic process (GO:0006805), flavonoid metabolic process (GO:0009812), doxorubicin metabolic process (GO:0044598), 3’-phosphoadenosine 5’-phosphosulfate metabolic process (GO:0050427), sulfation (GO:0051923)

GO Molecular Function (3): aryl sulfotransferase activity (GO:0004062), sulfotransferase activity (GO:0008146), transferase activity (GO:0016740)

GO Cellular Component (2): cytoplasm (GO:0005737), cytosol (GO:0005829)

Reactome top-level categories

Rollup of top-4 pathways:

CategoryPathways
Phase II - Conjugation of compounds1
Drug ADME1
Biological oxidations1
Metabolism1

GO top-level categories

Rollup of top GO terms by namespace:

CategoryTerms
metabolic process2
sulfur compound metabolic process2
cellular anatomical structure2
ethanol metabolic process1
primary alcohol catabolic process1
cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus1
glycoside metabolic process1
polyketide metabolic process1
primary alcohol metabolic process1
ketone metabolic process1
tertiary alcohol metabolic process1
purine ribonucleotide metabolic process1
purine ribonucleoside bisphosphate metabolic process1
oxoacid metabolic process1
sulfotransferase activity1
transferase activity, transferring sulphur-containing groups1
catalytic activity1
intracellular anatomical structure1
cytoplasm1

Protein interactions and networks

STRING

766 interactions, top by confidence (×1000):

Protein AProtein BPartner UniProtScore
SULT1C4CHST6Q9GZX3899
SULT1C4NDST1P52848895
SULT1C4HS3ST1O14792846
SULT1C4PAPSS2O95340842
SULT1C4HS3ST3A1Q9Y663838
SULT1C4PAPSS1O43252829
SULT1C4HS3ST3B1Q9Y662827
SULT1C4NDST2P52849815
SULT1C4CHST3Q7LGC8762
SULT1C4NDST3O95803756
SULT1C4HS3ST2Q9Y278755
SULT1C4CHST5Q9GZS9733
SULT1C4LUMP51884729
SULT1C4CHST1O43916729
SULT1C4HS3ST4Q9Y661717

IntAct

6 interactions, top by confidence:

ABTypeScore
SULT1C2SULT1C4psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.530
SULT1C4HSPA1Bpsi-mi:“MI:0915”(physical association)0.400
SULT1C2psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
SULT1C4ZSWIM8psi-mi:“MI:0914”(association)0.350
CDH5ESYT2psi-mi:“MI:2364”(proximity)0.270

BioGRID (112): SULT1C4 (Affinity Capture-MS), COPE (Co-fractionation), SULT1C4 (Co-fractionation), SULT1C4 (Co-fractionation), SULT1C4 (Affinity Capture-MS), SULT1C4 (Proximity Label-MS), SULT1C4 (Affinity Capture-MS), PHLDB3 (Affinity Capture-MS), HAX1 (Affinity Capture-MS), SAV1 (Affinity Capture-MS), NPHP4 (Affinity Capture-MS), LSS (Affinity Capture-MS), CNOT7 (Affinity Capture-MS), TBC1D2B (Affinity Capture-MS), GPAT2 (Affinity Capture-MS)

ESM2 similar proteins: A0A173GP47, A0A1L8HV70, A0A2K5X3B6, B2RVI8, F1QYJ6, G3V9R3, O00338, O43704, O46503, O75897, P0CC03, P15709, P17988, P19217, P22789, P27707, P46560, P48769, P49887, P49888, P49891, P50234, P50235, P50236, P50237, P52840, P52841, P52843, P52844, P52847, Q06520, Q3T0Y3, Q3UZZ6, Q5ZJM7, Q6IMI4, Q6IMI6, Q6PH37, Q6WG17, Q6WG18, Q7T2V2

Diamond homologs: A0A173GP47, A0A2K5X3B6, G3V9R3, O00338, O35400, O43704, O46503, O46640, O75897, P0DMM9, P0DMN0, P19217, P49887, P49888, P49891, P50236, P50237, P52839, P52840, P52842, P52844, P52847, P63046, P63047, Q29476, Q3T0Y3, Q3UZZ6, Q6IMI6, Q80VR3, Q8BGL3, Q8JG30, Q95JD5, Q9BR01, Q9C9D0, Q9D939, Q9FZ80, Q9QWG7, Q9WUW8, Q9WUW9, B2RVI8

SIGNOR signaling

0 interactions.

Disease & clinical

Clinical variants and AI predictions

ClinVar

42 variants total. Per-class counts are floors (≥ shown; pagination cap):

ClassificationCount (floor)
Pathogenic0
Likely pathogenic0
Uncertain significance38
Likely benign1
Benign0

Top pathogenic / likely-pathogenic (0)

SpliceAI

771 predictions. Top by Δscore:

VariantEffectΔscore
2:108378503:GCAG:Gdonor_gain1.0000
2:108378506:GGTA:Gdonor_loss1.0000
2:108378507:GTAG:Gdonor_loss1.0000
2:108378508:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108386177:T:TAacceptor_gain1.0000
2:108386368:AAAAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108386369:AAAGG:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108386370:AAG:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108386371:AG:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108386372:GGTTT:Gdonor_loss1.0000
2:108386373:G:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108386374:T:Adonor_loss1.0000
2:108381749:ACGT:Aacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108383414:A:AGacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108383415:G:GGacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108383415:GT:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386183:T:TAacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386188:ATAG:Aacceptor_loss0.9900
2:108386189:T:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386189:TAG:Tacceptor_loss0.9900
2:108386190:A:AGacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386191:G:GGacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386191:GA:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386191:GAA:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108386191:GAACC:Gacceptor_gain0.9900
2:108387437:G:GTdonor_gain0.9900
2:108378506:GGT:Gdonor_gain0.9800
2:108378507:G:GGdonor_gain0.9800
2:108381749:A:AGacceptor_gain0.9800
2:108381750:C:CAacceptor_gain0.9800

AlphaMissense

2032 scored. Top likely-pathogenic:

VariantProtein changeam_pathogenicity
2:108378501:A:TK55I0.993
2:108383144:T:CF149L0.993
2:108383146:C:AF149L0.993
2:108383146:C:GF149L0.993
2:108386360:T:CF262L0.993
2:108386362:C:AF262L0.993
2:108386362:C:GF262L0.993
2:108378502:A:CK55N0.989
2:108378502:A:TK55N0.989
2:108382432:C:GH115D0.988
2:108383119:G:CK140N0.988
2:108383119:G:TK140N0.988
2:108382434:T:AH115Q0.984
2:108382434:T:GH115Q0.984
2:108383430:T:AW179R0.984
2:108383430:T:CW179R0.984
2:108381854:T:CF88L0.983
2:108381856:C:AF88L0.983
2:108381856:C:GF88L0.983
2:108383451:T:AW186R0.983
2:108383451:T:CW186R0.983
2:108386225:T:CF217L0.982
2:108386227:T:AF217L0.982
2:108386227:T:GF217L0.982
2:108383120:G:CD141H0.981
2:108382428:A:CK113N0.980
2:108382428:A:TK113N0.980
2:108386368:A:CR264S0.980
2:108386368:A:TR264S0.980
2:108378477:A:CD47A0.979

dbSNP variants (sampled 300 via entrez): RS1000122491 (2:108380356 A>T), RS1000655660 (2:108383426 C>G,T), RS1000853236 (2:108388035 C>A), RS1000995349 (2:108388207 G>A,C), RS1001070677 (2:108388456 T>C), RS1001542800 (2:108377273 C>T), RS1001816672 (2:108383960 C>A,G), RS1002124007 (2:108382792 A>G), RS1002279879 (2:108388851 A>G), RS1002311031 (2:108389221 T>C), RS1002419372 (2:108382159 G>A), RS1003011835 (2:108385302 C>A), RS1003041324 (2:108385644 T>A,C), RS1003103894 (2:108384666 T>C), RS1003218124 (2:108378981 C>A)

Disease associations

OMIM: gene MIM:608357 | disease phenotypes: MIM:608033

GenCC curated gene-disease

Mondo (1): familial acute necrotizing encephalopathy (MONDO:0011953)

Orphanet (1): Familial acute necrotizing encephalopathy (Orphanet:88619)

HPO phenotypes

0 total (0 of 0 shown, HPO-id order):

GWAS associations

2 associations (top):

StudyTraitp-value
GCST003476_3Eyebrow thickness1.000000e-07
GCST010736_2Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio1.000000e-07

EFO canonical traits (1, from GWAS)

EFO IDTrait name
EFO:0007778urinary albumin to creatinine ratio

Drugs & pharmacology

Drug and pharmacology data

Is drug target: yes

ChEMBL targets (1): CHEMBL1743296 (SINGLE PROTEIN)

PharmGKB: 1 entry (VIP=true, CPIC=false)

PharmGKB clinical annotations

1 annotations.

VariantTypeLevelDrugsPhenotypes
rs1402467Efficacy3docetaxel;thalidomideProstatic Neoplasms

PharmGKB variants

1 variants.

VariantGenesLevelScore#Clin annotsDrugs
rs1402467SULT1C432.001docetaxel;thalidomide

CTD chemical–gene interactions

14 total (human), top 14 by PubMed support.

ChemicalActions (top 5)PubMed papers
Aflatoxin B1affects expression, increases expression, increases methylation4
Benzo(a)pyreneincreases expression, increases methylation3
Valproic Aciddecreases expression, increases expression3
Phenylmercuric Acetateaffects cotreatment, increases expression2
methylmercuric chlorideincreases expression1
propionaldehydedecreases expression1
bisphenol Aincreases expression1
trichostatin Aincreases expression1
4-(5-benzo(1,3)dioxol-5-yl-4-pyridin-2-yl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzamideaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
dorsomorphinaffects cotreatment, increases expression1
Arsenic Trioxideincreases expression1
Acetaminophenincreases expression1
Biological Factorsincreases expression1
Permethrindecreases expression1

ChEMBL screening assays

1 unique, capped per target: 1 admet

Representative assays (with source publication via chembl_document):

Assay IDTypeDescriptionSource paper
CHEMBL1743308ADMETMajor substrate of human cytosolic sulfotransferase SULT1C4Casarett and Doull’s Toxicology The Basic Science of Poisons, 7th edition

Clinical trials (associated diseases)

0 trials via MONDO — disease-level, not drug-specific.