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Aberrant O-GlcNAcylation disrupts GNE enzyme activity in GNE myopathy.
The FEBS journal - 1 Jun 2016
Bennmann Dorit, Weidemann Wenke, Thate Annett, Kreuzmann Denise, Horstkorte Rüdiger
Abstract excerpt
UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase (GNE) is the key enzyme for the biosynthesis of sialic acids. Sialic acids are terminal monosaccharides of glycoconjugates and gangliosides, which have an essential influence on various cell interactions. The sialylation of proteins varies during development, aging, and pathogenesis of degenerative diseases such as Morbus Alzheimer, diabetes mellitus...
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