Biology:FUT5

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FUT5 gene.[1][2]

References

  1. "Isolation of a novel human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase gene and molecular comparison to the human Lewis blood group alpha (1,3/1,4)fucosyltransferase gene. Syntenic, homologous, nonallelic genes encoding enzymes with distinct acceptor substrate specificities". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 267 (6): 4152–60. February 1992. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)50641-X. PMID 1740457. 
  2. "Entrez Gene: FUT5 fucosyltransferase 5 (alpha (1,3) fucosyltransferase)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2527. 

Further reading

  • "Glycodelin-A interacts with fucosyltransferase on human sperm plasma membrane to inhibit spermatozoa-zona pellucida binding". Journal of Cell Science 120 (Pt 1): 33–44. January 2007. doi:10.1242/jcs.03258. PMID 17148576. 
  • "Gene transfer of alpha1,3-fucosyltransferase increases tumor growth of the PC-3 human prostate cancer cell line through enhanced adhesion to prostatic stromal cells". International Journal of Cancer 107 (6): 949–57. December 2003. doi:10.1002/ijc.11513. PMID 14601054. 
  • "Composition of Drosophila melanogaster proteome involved in fucosylated glycan metabolism". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 277 (5): 3168–75. February 2002. doi:10.1074/jbc.M107927200. PMID 11698403. 
  • "Alpha1,3-fucosyltransferase 9 (FUT9; Fuc-TIX) preferentially fucosylates the distal GlcNAc residue of polylactosamine chain while the other four alpha1,3FUT members preferentially fucosylate the inner GlcNAc residue". FEBS Letters 462 (3): 289–94. December 1999. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(99)01549-5. PMID 10622713. 
  • "Physical maps of human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase genes FUT3-FUT6 on chromosomes 19p13.3 and 11q21". Genomics 26 (1): 142–6. March 1995. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80094-3. PMID 7782074. 
  • "Expression of human chromosome 19p alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase genes in normal tissues. Alternative splicing, polyadenylation, and isoforms". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 270 (34): 20112–22. August 1995. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.34.20112. PMID 7650030. 
  • "Molecular cloning of a fourth member of a human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase gene family. Multiple homologous sequences that determine expression of the Lewis x, sialyl Lewis x, and difucosyl sialyl Lewis x epitopes". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 267 (34): 24575–84. December 1992. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)35803-4. PMID 1339443.