Sialylation is essential for early development in mice

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Martina SchwarzkopfRüdiger Horstkorte

Abstract

Sialic acids are widely expressed as terminal carbohydrates on glycoconjugates of eukaryotic cells. Sialylation is crucial for a variety of cellular functions, such as cell adhesion or signal recognition, and regulates the biological stability of glycoproteins. The key enzyme of sialic acid biosynthesis is the bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase), which catalyzes the first two steps of sialic acid biosynthesis in the cytosol. We report that inactivation of the UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase by gene targeting causes early embryonic lethality in mice, thereby emphasizing the fundamental role of this bifunctional enzyme and sialylation during development. The need of UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase for a defined sialylation process is exemplified with the polysialylation of the neural cell adhesion molecule in embryonic stem cells.

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