Sodium/sialic acid symporter SiaT

UniProtKB accession:  B4EZY7

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UniProtKB description:  Symporter that uses the Na(+) gradient as the driving force for the uptake of the sialic acid N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) (PubMed:29717135). It allows the use of host-derived Neu5Ac as an energy source by P.mirabilis (PubMed:29717135). Also binds N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) and ketodeoxynonulosonic acid (KDN) (PubMed:29717135). Shows the highest affinity for Neu5Ac and Neu5Gc, which commonly occupy the terminal non-reducing position of mammalian cell surface glycoconjugates (PubMed:29717135).