NANS

For other uses, see Nans.

An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox Sialic acid synthase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NANS gene.

This gene encodes an enzyme that functions in the biosynthetic pathways of sialic acids. In vitro, the encoded protein uses N-acetylmannosamine 6-phosphate and mannose 6-phosphate as substrates to generate phosphorylated forms of N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) and 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nononic acid (KDN), respectively. However, it exhibits much higher activity toward the Neu5Ac phosphate product. In insect cells, expression of this gene results in Neu5Ac and KDN production. This gene is related to the E. coli sialic acid synthase gene neuB, and it can partially restore sialic acid synthase activity in an E. coli neuB-negative mutant.

Further reading

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• Hamada T, Ito Y, Abe T, et al. (2006). "Solution structure of the antifreeze-like domain of human sialic acid synthase". Protein Sci. 15 (5): 1010–6. doi:10.1110/ps.051700406. PMC 2242509. PMID 16597820.