FUT6

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the FUT6 gene.[3][4][5]

AliasesFUT6, FCT3A, FT1A, Fuc-TVI, FucT-VI, fucosyltransferase 6
End5,839,722 bp[1]
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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][5]

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