Gene description for Nans
Gene name N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase (sialic acid synthase)
Gene symbol Nans
Other names/aliases 4632418E04Rik
BB056474
Sas
Species Mus musculus
 Database cross references - Nans
ExoCarta ExoCarta_94181
Vesiclepedia VP_94181
Entrez Gene 94181
 Nans identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Brain cancer cells 19109410    
Colon cancer cells 37309723    
T-cell lymphoma cells 37309723    
 Gene ontology annotations for Nans
Molecular Function
    N-acylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase activity GO:0047444 IBA
    N-acylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase activity GO:0047444 IDA
Biological Process
    N-acetylneuraminate metabolic process GO:0006054 IMP
    CMP-N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process GO:0006055 IEA
    CMP-N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process GO:0006055 IMP
    carbohydrate biosynthetic process GO:0016051 IEA
    N-acetylneuraminate biosynthetic process GO:0046380 ISO
    glycosylation GO:0070085 IBA
    glycosylation GO:0070085 IEA
Subcellular Localization
    cytosol GO:0005829 IDA
    cytosol GO:0005829 IDA
 Experiment description of studies that identified Nans in sEVs
1
Experiment ID 26
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
Alix|GAPDH|HSP70|CD9
Enriched markers
Negative markers
Particle analysis
Identified molecule protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 19109410    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Proteomic and immunologic analyses of brain tumor exosomes.
Authors "Graner MW, Alzate O, Dechkovskaia AM, Keene JD, Sampson JH, Mitchell DA, Bigner DD"
Journal name FASEB
Publication year 2008
Sample Brain cancer cells
Sample name SMA560vIII
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Sucrose density gradient
Flotation density 1.13-1.15 g/mL
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Mass spectrometry [MALDI TOF/TOF]
Western blotting
2
Experiment ID 907
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
Tsg101|Sdcbp|Cd151|Gapdh|Lamp2|Cd81|Cd82|Cd9|Cd63|Cd80|Flot2|Tfrc|Rab35|Rab5a
Enriched markers
HSPA5
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 37309723    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of the small extracellular vesicles and soluble secretory proteins from cachexia inducing and non-inducing cancer cells
Authors "Chitti SV, Kang T, Fonseka P, Marzan AL, Stewart S, Shahi S, Bramich K, Ang CS, Pathan M, Gummadi S, Mathivanan S."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample Colon cancer cells
Sample name C26
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
3
Experiment ID 908
MISEV standards
EM
Biophysical techniques
Tsg101|Sdcbp|Cd151|Gapdh|Lamp2|Cd81|Cd82|Cd9|Cd63|Cd80|Flot2|Tfrc|Rab35|Rab5a
Enriched markers
HSPA5
Negative markers
NTA
Particle analysis
Identified molecule Protein
Identification method Mass spectrometry
PubMed ID 37309723    
Organism Mus musculus
Experiment description Proteomic analysis of the small extracellular vesicles and soluble secretory proteins from cachexia inducing and non-inducing cancer cells
Authors "Chitti SV, Kang T, Fonseka P, Marzan AL, Stewart S, Shahi S, Bramich K, Ang CS, Pathan M, Gummadi S, Mathivanan S."
Journal name Proteomics
Publication year 2023
Sample T-cell lymphoma cells
Sample name EL4
Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation
Flotation density -
Molecules identified in the study Protein
Methods used in the study Western blotting
Mass spectrometry
 Protein-protein interactions for Nans
  Protein Interactor ExoCarta ID Identification method PubMed Species
1 Gnai2 14678
Co-fractionation Mus musculus
2 Mthfd1 108156
Co-fractionation Mus musculus
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