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ArticleBiomolecules2024

Differential Regulation of Hyaluronan Synthesis by Three Isoforms of Hyaluronan Synthases in Mammalian Cells.

Jie Wang, Zhikun Wu, Longtao Cao, Feng Long

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Article in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Jie WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.ORCID 0009-0008-6938-0829
Zhikun WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Longtao CaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.
Feng LongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6313-8558

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National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFA0909500the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2042019kf0185Translational Medicine and Interdisciplinary Research Joint Fund of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University ZNJC202245
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronan (HA) is one of the crucial components of the extracellular matrix in vertebrates and is synthesized by three hyaluronan synthases (HASs), namely HAS1, HAS2, and HAS3. The low expression level of HASs in normal keratinocytes and other various types of cells presents a recognized challenge, impeding biological and pathological research on their localization. In this study, the human proteins HAS1, HAS2, and HAS3 with fused maltose-binding protein (MBP) tags were successfully expressed at high levels and purified for the first time in HEK293F cells. The enzymatic properties of the three HAS proteins were further characterized and compared. A pulse-field gel electrophoresis analysis of the size distribution of the hyaluronan generated in vitro by the membrane proteins demonstrated that the three HAS isoforms generate HA polymer chains at different molecular masses. Kinetic studies demonstrated that the three HAS proteins differed in their catalytic efficiency and apparent K

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Hyaluronan SynthasesHyaluronic AcidIsoenzymesGlucuronosyltransferaseHEK293 CellsHumansKineticsGlucuronosyltransferaseHAS1 protein, humanHAS2 protein, humanHAS3 protein, humanHyaluronan SynthasesHyaluronic AcidIsoenzymesenzymatic propertyhuman hyaluronan synthaseshyaluronanhyaluronan-specific ELISAkinetic analysismembrane protein expression

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