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Role of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) in β1-integrin-mediated cell adhesion.
Molecular neurobiology - 1 Oct 2014
Grover Sonam, Arya Ranjana
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary inclusion body myopathy (GNE myopathy) is a neuromuscular disorder due to mutation in key sialic acid biosynthetic enzyme, GNE. The pathomechanism of the disease is poorly understood as GNE is involved in other cellular functions beside sialic acid synthesis. In the present study, a HEK293 cell-based model system has been established where GNE is either knocked down or over-expressed along with...
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