The function of ENSG00000088002 (SULT2B1, sulfotransferase family 2B member 1) is as follows. Sulfotransferase that utilizes 3'-phospho-5'-adenylyl sulfate (PAPS) as sulfonate donor to catalyze the sulfate conjugation. Responsible for the sulfation of cholesterol (PubMed:12145317, PubMed:19589875). Catalyzes sulfation of the 3beta-hydroxyl groups of steroids, such as, pregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) (PubMed:12145317, PubMed:16855051, PubMed:21855633, PubMed:9799594). Preferentially sulfonates cholesterol, while it also has significant activity with pregnenolone and DHEA (PubMed:12145317, PubMed:21855633). Plays a role in epidermal cholesterol metabolism and in the regulation of epidermal proliferation and differentiation (PubMed:28575648). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12145317, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16855051, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19589875, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21855633, ECO:0000269|PubMed:28575648, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9799594}. [Isoform 2]: Sulfonates pregnenolone but not cholesterol. .