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Fucosyltransferase 3

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Protein and coding gene in humans
FUT3
Identifiers
AliasesFUT3, CD174, FT3B, FucT-III, LE, Les, Fucosyltransferase 3, fucosyltransferase 3 (Lewis blood group)
External IDsHomoloGene: 128031; GeneCards: FUT3; OMA:FUT3 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chromosome 19 (human)
Chr.Chromosome 19 (human)
Chromosome 19 (human)Genomic location for FUT3Genomic location for FUT3
Band19p13.3Start5,842,888 bp
End5,851,474 bp
RNA expression pattern
Bgee
HumanMouse (ortholog)
Top expressed in
  • mucosa of transverse colon

  • nasal epithelium

  • mucosa of ileum

  • oral cavity

  • rectum

  • minor salivary glands

  • mucosa of pharynx

  • buccal mucosa cell

  • duodenum

  • amniotic fluid
    n/a
More reference expression data
BioGPS




More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

2525

n/a

Ensembl

ENSG00000171124

n/a

UniProt

P21217

n/a

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000149
NM_001097639
NM_001097640
NM_001097641
NM_001374740

n/a

RefSeq (protein)
NP_000140
NP_001091108
NP_001091109
NP_001091110
NP_001361669

NP_001369673
NP_001369674
NP_001369675
NP_001369676
NP_001369677
NP_001369678
NP_001369679

n/a

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 5.84 – 5.85 Mbn/a
PubMed searchn/a
Wikidata
View/Edit Human

Galactoside 3(4)-L-fucosyltransferase is an enzyme that, in humans, is encoded by the FUT3 gene.

Function

The Lewis histo-blood group system comprises a set of fucosylated glycosphingolipids synthesized by exocrine epithelial cells and circulating in body fluids. These glycosphingolipids play essential roles in embryogenesis, tissue differentiation, tumor metastasis, inflammation, and bacterial adhesion. They are secondarily absorbed onto red blood cells, giving rise to the Lewis phenotype.

This gene is a member of the fucosyltransferase family, which catalyzes the addition of fucose to precursor polysaccharides during the final step of Lewis antigen biosynthesis. It encodes an enzyme with both alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase and alpha(1,4)-fucosyltransferase activities. Mutations in this gene are responsible for most Lewis antigen-negative phenotypes. Multiple alternatively spliced variants encoding the same protein have been identified for this gene.

See also

References

  1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000171124Ensembl, May 2017
  2. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Kukowska-Latallo JF, Larsen RD, Nair RP, Lowe JB (August 1990). "A cloned human cDNA determines expression of a mouse stage-specific embryonic antigen and the Lewis blood group alpha(1,3/1,4)fucosyltransferase". Genes & Development. 4 (8): 1288–1303. doi:10.1101/gad.4.8.1288. PMID 1977660.
  4. Weston BW, Nair RP, Larsen RD, Lowe JB (February 1992). "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): 4152–4160. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)50641-X. PMID 1740457.
  5. ^ "Entrez Gene: FUT3 fucosyltransferase 3 (galactoside 3(4)-L-fucosyltransferase, Lewis blood group)".

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Proteins: clusters of differentiation (see also list of human clusters of differentiation)
1–50
51–100
101–150
151–200
201–250
251–300
301–350
Transferases: glycosyltransferases (EC 2.4)
2.4.1: Hexosyl-
transferases
Glucosyl-
Galactosyl-
Glucuronosyl-
Fucosyl-
Mannosyl-
2.4.2: Pentosyl-
transferases
Ribose
ADP-ribosyltransferase
Phosphoribosyltransferase
Other
Other
2.4.99: Sialyl
transferases
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