Title : Complementary acceptor and site specificities of Fuc-TIV and Fuc-TVII allow effective biosynthesis of sialyl-TriLex and related polylactosamines present on glycoprotein counterreceptors of selectins.

Pub. Date : 1998 Feb 13

PMID : 9461592






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1 We find that Fuc-TIV can transfer fucose effectively to all N-acetyllactosamine (LN) units in neutral polylactosamines, and to the "inner" LN units of alpha2,3-sialylated acceptors but is ineffective in transfer to the distal alpha2,3-sialylated LN unit in alpha2,3-sialylated acceptors. N-acetyllactosamine fucosyltransferase 4 Homo sapiens