イタノ ナオキ   ITANO NAOKI
  板野 直樹
   所属   京都産業大学  生命科学部 先端生命科学科
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2002/10
形態種別 その他
査読 査読あり
標題 Mammalian hyaluronan synthases
執筆形態 その他
掲載誌名 IUBMB LIFE
出版社・発行元 TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
巻・号・頁 54(4),pp.195-199
著者・共著者 N Itano,K Kimata
概要 Three mammalian hyaluronan (HA) synthase genes, HAS1, HAS2, and HAS3, have been cloned and expressed, allowing the mechanisms for regulation of HA biosynthesis and function to be studied. The hyaluronan synthase (HAS) isoforms differ in kinetic characteristics and product size. The expression of each HAS isoform is controlled in a different fashion when mammalian cells are stimulated by various cytokines and the expression patterns are both spatially and temporally regulated during embryonic development. The existence of three different HAS isoforms with different characteristics implies that the broad range of biological and physiological roles performed by HA are regulated by controlling the activities and expression of the HAS isoforms. This review focuses on recent findings on the regulatory mechanisms for controlling HA biosynthesis and provides new insights into the enzymic basis for the functional regulation of HA.
DOI 10.1080/15216540290114478
ISSN 1521-6543