simple and efficient method for assaying cytidine monophosphate sialic acid synthetase activity using an enzymatic reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide/oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide converting system
vertebrate CSS are usually localised in the nucleus due to a nuclear localisation signal, however in mouse a small proportion of CSS is also present in cytoplasm due to two nuclear export signals
mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) lines that lack CMP-Sia synthetase (CMAS) and thereby the ability to activate Sia to CMP-Sia show that loss of CMAS activity results in an asialo cell surface accompanied by an increase in glycoconjugates with terminal galactosyl and oligo-LacNAc residues, as well as intracellular accumulation of free Sia. These changes do not impact intracellular metabolites or the morphology and transcriptome of pluripotent mESC lines. Moreover, the capacity of Cmas-/- mESCs for undirected differentiation into embryoid bodies, germ layer formation and even the generation of beating cardiomyocytes provides first and conclusive evidence that pluripotency and differentiation of mESC in vitro can proceed in the absence of (poly)sialoglycans. Genetic ablation of CMAS results in complete loss of cellsurface sialylation with concomitant increase in LacNAc structures. Intracellular Neu5Ac accumulation alters neither associated metabolites nor intracellular glycosylation
deletion mutant devoid of the second putative nuclear export signal, by immunofluorescent microscopy it is shown that this deletion mutant has an increased nuclear localisation combined with a decreased cytoplasmic localisation
deletion mutant devoid of the first putative nuclear export signal, by immunofluorescent microscopy it is shown that is deletion mutant has an increased nuclear localisation combined with a decreased cytoplasmic localisation
by deletion mutant analysis it is demonstrated that mouse CSS contains two nuclear export signals which regulate the transport of the protein from nucleus towards cytosol
by deletion mutant analysis it is demonstrated that mouse CSS contains two nuclear export signals which regulate the transport of the protein from nucleus towards cytosol
generation of mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) lines that lack CMP-Sia synthetase (CMAS) and thereby the ability to activate Sia to CMP-Sia, phenotype, overview. The Cmas targeting strategy uses a targeting vector with diphtheria toxin cassette (DT) to increase homologous recombination. Cmas-/- mESC accumulate intracellular Neu5Ac. alpha2,3- and alpha2,6-Sialylated N-glycans are absent in Cmas-/- mESCs
generation of mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) lines that lack CMP-Sia synthetase (CMAS) and thereby the ability to activate Sia to CMP-Sia, phenotype, overview. The Cmas targeting strategy uses a targeting vector with diphtheria toxin cassette (DT) to increase homologous recombination. Cmas-/- mESC accumulate intracellular Neu5Ac. alpha2,3- and alpha2,6-Sialylated N-glycans are absent in Cmas-/- mESCs
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PURIFICATION (Commentary)
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recombinant proteins are expressed in Escherichia coli BL21DE3 cells and purified by affinity chromatography utilizing the StrepII-Tag, further purified on a Superdex 200 HR 10/30 columnn
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CLONED (Commentary)
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cloning is achieved by complementation of the Chineses hamster ovary lec32 mutation that causes a deficiency in CMP-N-acetylneuraminate synthetase activity, it also causes polysialic acid to be expressed in the capsule of the CMP-Neu5Ac synthetase negative Escherichia coli mutant EV5
the N-terminal domain, residues 39-267, and the C-terminal domain, residues 267-432, of CMP-sialic acid synthetase, and CMP-sialic acid synthetase, residues 39-432, are cloned into a pET22b-Strep vector
Molecular cloning of a unique CMP-sialic acid synthetase that effectively utilizes both deaminoneuraminic acid (KDN) and N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) as substrates
Fujita, A.; Sato, C.; Munster-Kuhnel, A.K.; Gerardy-Schahn, R.; Kitajima, K.
Development of a simple and efficient method for assaying cytidine monophosphate sialic acid synthetase activity using an enzymatic reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide/oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide converting system
Oschlies, M.; Dickmanns, A.; Haselhorst, T.; Schaper, W.; Stummeyer, K.; Tiralongo, J.; Weinhold, B.; Gerardy-Schahn, R.; von Itzstein, M.; Ficner, R.; Muenster-Kuehnel, A.K.
A C-terminal phosphatase module conserved in vertebrate CMP-sialic acid synthetases provides a tetramerization interface for the physiologically active enzyme