Gene Symbol | Gne |
Entrez Gene ID | 114711 |
Full Name | glucosamine (UDP-N-acetyl)-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase |
Synonyms | Uae1 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Rattus norvegicus(Norway rat) |
Genome | |
Summary | bifunctional enzyme, catalyzes the first two steps of biosynthesis of Neu5Ac (UDP-GlcNAc 2-epimerase and ManNAc kinase), precursor of sialic acids [RGD, Feb 2006]. |