Biology:FUT6

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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.
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Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FUT6 gene.[1][2][3]

The alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferases constitute a large family of glycosyltransferases with a high degree of homology. The enzymes of this family comprise 3 main activity patterns called myeloid, plasma, and Lewis, based on their capacity to transfer alpha-L-fucose to distinct oligosaccharide acceptors, their sensitivity to N-ethylmaleimide inhibition, their cation requirements, and their tissue-specific expression patterns. The different categories of alpha-1,3-fucosyltransferases are sequentially expressed during embryo-fetal development.[supplied by OMIM][3]

References

  1. "The cloning and expression of a human alpha-1,3 fucosyltransferase capable of forming the E-selectin ligand". Biochem Biophys Res Commun 187 (1): 152–7. Oct 1992. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(05)81472-X. PMID 1520296. 
  2. "Physical maps of human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase genes FUT3-FUT6 on chromosomes 19p13.3 and 11q21". Genomics 26 (1): 142–6. Jul 1995. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(95)80094-3. PMID 7782074. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: FUT6 fucosyltransferase 6 (alpha (1,3) fucosyltransferase)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=2528. 

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