Protein Name fucosyltransferase 4
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 2526
Gene Symbol

FUT4

UniProt P22083 (FUT4_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 261
Total Number of Articles : 325
Description

fucosyltransferase 4

Gene Summary

The product of this gene transfers fucose to N-acetyllactosamine polysaccharides to generate fucosylated carbohydrate structures. It catalyzes the synthesis of the non-sialylated antigen, Lewis x (CD15). [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2009]

synonyms
  • alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase 4
  • 4-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 3-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase
  • ELAM ligand fucosyltransferase
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Properties