| Literature DB >> 10334995 |
O T Keppler1, S Hinderlich, J Langner, R Schwartz-Albiez, W Reutter, M Pawlita.
Abstract
Modification of cell surface molecules with sialic acid is crucial for their function in many biological processes, including cell adhesion and signal transduction. Uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase (UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase) is an enzyme that catalyzes an early, rate-limiting step in the sialic acid biosynthetic pathway. UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase was found to be a major determinant of cell surface sialylation in human hematopoietic cell lines and a critical regulator of the function of specific cell surface adhesion molecules.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10334995 DOI: 10.1126/science.284.5418.1372
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728