Neuraminidase 4 (NEU4): new biological and physiological player

S Okun, A Peek, SA Igdoura - Glycobiology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sialidases are found in viruses, bacteria, fungi, avians, and mammals. Mammalian
sialidases differ in their specificity, optimum pH, subcellular localization, and tissue …

Targeting Neuraminidase 4 Attenuates Kidney Fibrosis in Mice

PT Xiao, JH Hao, YJ Kuang, CX Dai… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite significant progress in therapy, there remains a lack of substantial evidence
regarding the molecular factors that lead to renal fibrosis. Neuraminidase 4 (NEU4), an …

Establishment and characterization of Neu1-knockout zebrafish and its abnormal clinical phenotypes

K Okada, R Takase, Y Hamaoka, A Honda… - Biochemical …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Mammalian sialidase Neu1 is involved in various physiological functions, including cell
adhesion, differentiation, cancer metastasis, and diabetes through lysosomal catabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Nuclear import of NLS-RARα is mediated by importin α/β

J Ye, L Zhong, L Xiong, J Li, L Yu, W Dan, Z Yuan… - Cellular signalling, 2020 - Elsevier
The promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic acid receptor α (PML/RARα) is hypothesized to play a
vital role in the pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). A previous study has …

Novel Nile tilapia Neu1 sialidases: Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of the sialidases Neu1a and Neu1b

A Honda, PK Chigwechokha, R Takase, O Hayasaka… - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
Lysosomal desialylation is the initial step in the degradation of sialo-glycopeptides that is
essential for regenerating sialo-glycoconjugates. Neu1 sialidase is the enzyme responsible …

Neu1 deficiency increases the susceptibility of zebrafish to Edwardsiella piscicida infection via lysosomal dysfunction

D Sahashi, Y Kubo, M Ishii, A Ikeda, C Yamasaki… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Neu1 is a lysosomal glycosidase that catalyzes the removal of sialic acids from
glycoconjugates. Although Neu1 sialidase is highly conserved among vertebrates, the role …

Desialylation by Edwardsiella tarda is the initial step in the regulation of its invasiveness

LK Vo, T Tsuzuki, Y Kamada-Futagami… - Biochemical …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Edwardsiella tarda is a gram-negative bacterium causing significant economic losses to
aquaculture. E. tarda possesses NanA sialidase which removes sialic acids from α2–3 sialo …

Identification of novel fish sialidase genes responsible for KDN-cleaving activity

K Shiozaki, K Uezono, G Hirai, A Honda… - Glycoconjugate …, 2020 - Springer
keto-3-deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-nononic acid (KDN) is a minor component of sialic acids
detected in vertebrates, such as human cancer cells, rat liver, and fish tissues. Although the …

Elucidation of the mechanism of nuclear localization of Mexican tetra Neu4 via bipartite nuclear localization signal and less conserved regions

T Hyodo, A Honda, S Yamate, Y Kubo, M Komatsu… - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear sialoglycans are minor components in the nucleus, and their biological significance
was not well understood. Recently, Nile tilapia Neu4 sialidase (OnNeu4) was identified and …

The involvement of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Neu4 sialidase in neural differentiation during early ontogenesis

A Honda, O Hayasaka, K Mio, K Fujimura, T Kotani… - Biochimie, 2021 - Elsevier
Neurogenesis is an important process for the formation of the central nervous system during
ontogenesis. Mammalian sialidases are involved in neurogenesis through desialylation of …