CMAS (gene)

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CMAS
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_018686

NM_009908

RefSeq (protein)

NP_061156

NP_034038

Location (UCSC)n/aChr 6: 142.7 – 142.72 Mb
PubMed search[2][3]
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N-acylneuraminate cytidylyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CMAS gene.[4][5][6]

Function

The enzyme encoded by this gene catalyzes the activation of

Neu5Ac to Cytidine 5-prime-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac), which provides the substrate required for the addition of sialic acid. Sialic acids of cell surface glycoproteins and glycolipids play a pivotal role in the structure and function of animal tissues. The pattern of cell surface sialylation is highly regulated during embryonic development, and changes with stages of differentiation. Studies of a similar murine protein suggest that this protein localizes to the nucleus.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000030282Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. PMID 8889549
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: CMAS cytidine monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase".

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