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BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 72, 期 5, 页码 1155-1167出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80025
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sialyltransferase; sialyl motif; sialic acid; sialylglycoconjugate; ganglioside
Sialic acids are negatively charged acidic sugars, and sialylglycoconjugates often play important roles in various biological phenomena. Sialyltransferases are involved in the synthesis of sialylglycoconjugates,. and 20 members of the mammalian sialyltransferase family have been identified to date. These sialyltransferases are grouped into four families according to the carbohydrate linkages they synthesize: beta-galactoside alpha 2,3-sialyltransferases (ST3Gal I-VI), beta-galactoside alpha 2,6-sialyltransferases (ST6Gal I and II), GaINAc alpha 2,6-sialyltransferases (ST6GalNAc I-VI), and alpha 2,8-sialyltransferases (ST8Sia I-VI). Analysis of the amino acid sequence similarities, substrate specificities, and gene structures of mouse sialyltransferases has revealed that they can be further divided into seven subfamilies. The genomic structural resemblance of members of the same subfamily suggests that they arose from a common ancestral gene through gene duplication events. These multiple sialyltransferase genes are needed for fine control of the expression of sialylglycoconjugates, resulting in a variety of developmental stage- and tissue-specific glycosylation patterns.
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