Gene Information
Gene NameNANS
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length359
Protein NamesSialic acid synthase (N-acetylneuraminate synthase) (EC 2.5.1.56) (N-acetylneuraminate-9-phosphate synthase) (EC 2.5.1.57) (N-acetylneuraminic acid phosphate synthase) (N-acetylneuraminic acid synthase)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000095380 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBQ9NR45
Gene CardNANS
Uniprot IDQ9NR45
PfamPF03102
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.327398274)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NANS ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ NANS ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ NANS ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NANS ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nans ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ NANS ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Nans ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ NANS ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10749855}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1WVO  (NMR 
DBSNP rs1277263564  rs1058446  rs878852980  rs140402727  rs878852981  rs1024025721  rs878852982 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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