| Gene Symbol |
Cmah
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| Entrez Gene |
100689391
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| Alt Symbol |
Cnah
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| Species |
Hamster
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
cytidine monophospho-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase
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| Other Description |
CMP-N-acetylneuraminate monooxygenase|CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase|CMP-Neu5Ac hydroxylase|CMP-NeuAc hydroxylase|Cytidine monophosphate-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase
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| Swissprots |
Q9WV23
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| Accessions |
Q9WV23 AJ242835 CAB44648 XM_007636430 XP_007634620 XM_007636431 XP_007634621 XM_007636432 XP_007634622 XM_007636433 XP_007634623 XM_007642803 XP_007640993 XM_007642804 XP_007640994 XM_007642805 XP_007640995 XM_007642806 XP_007640996 XR_482328
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| Function |
Catalyzes the conversion of CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Ac) into its hydroxylated derivative CMP-N- glycolylneuraminic acid (CMP-Neu5Gc), a sialic acid abundantly expressed at the surface of many cells, except in brain.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}.
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| Top Pathways |
Amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism
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