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ArticleScientific reports2021

A point-mutation in the C-domain of CMP-sialic acid synthetase leads to lethality of medaka due to protein insolubility.

Di Wu, Hiromu Arakawa, Akiko Fujita, Hisashi Hashimoto, Masahiko Hibi, Kiyoshi Naruse, Yasuhiro Kamei, Chihiro Sato, Ken Kitajima

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Di WuInstitute of Glyco-Core Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Hiromu ArakawaBioscience and Biotechnology Center, and Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Akiko FujitaBioscience and Biotechnology Center, and Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Hisashi HashimotoGraduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Masahiko HibiGraduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Kiyoshi NaruseNational Institute of Basic Biology, Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan.
Yasuhiro KameiNational Institute of Basic Biology, Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki, 444-8585, Japan.
Chihiro SatoInstitute of Glyco-Core Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan.
Ken KitajimaInstitute of Glyco-Core Research, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan. kitajima@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp.
Nagoya University · JPNational Institute for Basic Biology · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vertebrate CMP-sialic acid synthetase (CSS), which catalyzes the synthesis of CMP-sialic acid (CMP-Sia), consists of a 28 kDa-N-domain and a 20 kDa-C-domain. The N-domain is known to be a catalytic domain; however, the significance of the C-domain still remains unknown. To elucidate the function of the C-domain at the organism level, we screened the medaka TILLING library and obtained medaka with non-synonymous mutations (t911a), or single amino acid substitutions of CSS, L304Q, in the C-domain. Prominently, most L304Q medaka was lethal within 19 days post-fertilization (dpf). L304Q young fry displayed free Sia accumulation, and impairment of sialylation, up to 8 dpf. At 8 dpf, a marked abnormality in ventricular contraction and skeletal myogenesis was observed. To gain insight into the mechanism of L304Q-induced abnormalities, L304Q was biochemically characterized. Although bacterially expressed soluble L304Q and WT showed the similar V

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Point MutationAnimalsCardiomyopathiesCHO CellsCricetulusEnzyme StabilityFish DiseasesFish ProteinsModels, MolecularN-Acylneuraminate CytidylyltransferaseOryziasProtein DomainsSolubilityFish ProteinsN-Acylneuraminate Cytidylyltransferase

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PMID34853329
PMCPMC8636478
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