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Rabbit Anti-NPL/N-acetylneuraminate lyase antibody
This gene encodes a member of the N-acetylneuraminate lyase sub-family of (beta/alpha)(8)-barrel enzymes. N-acetylneuraminate lyases regulate cellular concentrations of N-acetyl-neuraminic acid (sialic acid) by mediating the reversible conversion of sialic acid into N-acetylmannosamine and pyruvate. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the short arm of chromosome 2. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2011]
Function:
Catalyzes the cleavage of N-acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid) to form pyruvate and N-acetylmannosamine via a Schiff base intermediate. It prevents sialic acids from being recycled and returning to the cell surface.
Subcellular Location:
Cytoplasm.
Tissue Specificity:
Isoform 2 is expressed in placenta, liver, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, ovary, small intestine and peripheral blood leukocyte.
Similarity:
Belongs to the DHDPS family. NanA subfamily.
SWISS:
Q9BXD5
Gene ID:
80896
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 80896 Human
Omim: 611412 Human
SwissProt: Q9BXD5 Human
Unigene: 496969 Human
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