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fut-1

Gene
fut-1
Protein
Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase fut-1
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
433 amino acids
Function
Preferentially catalyzes the addition of fucose in alpha 1-3 linkage to the first GlcNAc residue (with or without alpha 1,6-linked fucose), next to the peptide chains in N-glycans (PubMed:15364955, PubMed:9675224, PubMed:17369288, PubMed:21515584). Unlike in mammals, does not require the prior action of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I to generate complex N-glycans (PubMed:15364955).
Similarity
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 10 family.
Mass
50.004 kDa
Sequence
MTARSIKLFFARWKYLMFACCITYLLVIYAPISKSEQKDWKEGEIELSNDHELDVPILQKEELKPQQRPSFEENVPKKKTFNFNPVGKEPFDVEEVLTSSDIKLEERMTATVIPGQKRLILSWNAGHSQDNLQGCPDWNCEFTQVRARAPDADAVLIAHMDNDFVPKPNQYVVYFSQESPANSGIQIPRPDYINMTLGFRHDTPAGSPYGYTVKLGAKSRKTGQVVDANLVNGKAKGAAWFVSHCQTNSKREDFVKKLQKHLQIDIYGGCGPMKCARGDSKCDTMLDTDYHFYVTFENSICEDYVTEKLWKSGYQNTIIPLVLKRKLVEPFVPPNSFIAIDDFKSVKEMGDYLNYLMNNKTAYMEYFEWRHDYKVVFLDGSHHDVLERPWGFCQVCRMAWTEPRQKVLIPNWDAYWRQTCEKDGTLVDSIPLD