Protein
Bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase
Organism
Cricetulus griseus
Function
Regulates and initiates biosynthesis of N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuAc), a precursor of sialic acids. Required for normal sialylation in hematopoietic cells. Sialylation is implicated in cell adhesion, signal transduction, tumorigenicity and metastatic behavior of malignant cells. Plays an essential role in early development (By similarity).
Similarity
In the C-terminal section; belongs to the ROK (NagC/XylR) family.
Sequence
MEKNGNNRKLRVCVATCNRADYSKLAPIMFGIKTEPAFFELDVVVLGSHLIDDYGNTYRMIEQDDFDINTRLHTIVRGEDEAAMVESVGLALVKLPDVLNRLKPDIMIVHGDRFDALALATSAALMNIRILHIEGGEVSGTIDDSIRHAITKLAHYHVCCTRSAEQHLISMCEDHDRILLAGCPSYDKLLSAKNKDYMSIIRMWLGDDVKCKDYIVALQHPVTTDIKHSIKMFELTLDALISFNKRTLVLFPNIDAGSKEMVRVMRKKGIEHHPNFRAVKHVPFDQFIQLVAHAGCMIGNSSCGVREVGAFGTPVINLGTRQIGRETGENVLHVRDADTQDKILQALHLQFGKQYPCSKIYGDGNAVPRILKFLKSIDLQEPLQKKFCFPPVKENISQDIDHILETLSALAVDLGGTNLRVAIVSMKGEIVKKYTQFNPKTYEERISLILQMCVEAAAEAVKLNCRILGVGISTGGRVNPQEGIVLHSTKLIQEWNSVDLRTPLSDTLHLPVWVDNDGNCAAMAERKFGQGKGQENFVTLITGTGIGGGIIHQHELIHGSSFCAAELGHLVVSLDGPDCSCGSHGCIEAYASGMALQREAKKLHDEDLLLVEGMSVPKDEPVGALHLIQAAKLGNVKAQNILRTAGTALGLGVVNILHTMDPSLVILSGVLASHYIHIVKDVIRQQASSSVQDVDVVVSDLVDPALLGAASMVLDYTTRRIH