{"symbol":"CMAS","synonyms":["CSS"],"name":"cytidine monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid synthetase","description":"This gene encodes an enzyme that converts N-acetylneuraminic acid (NeuNAc) to cytidine 5\u0027-monophosphate N-acetylneuraminic acid (CMP-NeuNAc). This process is important in the formation of sialylated glycoprotein and glycolipids. This modification plays a role in cell-cell communications and immune responses. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":55907,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/55907","proteins":[{"symbol":"NEUA_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/NEUA_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[]}