Description
Product Characteristics:
Catalyzes the addition of fucose in alpha 1-6 linkage to the first GlcNAc residue, next to the peptide chains in N-glycans.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Cell membrane
Synonyms: Alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase, Alpha1-6FucT, Fucosyltransferase 8, GDP-L-Fuc:N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase, GDP-fucose--glycoprotein fucosyltransferase, Glycoprotein 6-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase, FUT8
Target Information: This gene encodes an enzyme belonging to the family of fucosyltransferases. The product of this gene catalyzes the transfer of fucose from GDP-fucose to N-linked type complex glycopeptides. This enzyme is distinct from other fucosyltransferases which catalyze alpha1-2, alpha1-3, and alpha1-4 fucose addition. The expression of this gene may contribute to the malignancy of cancer cells and to their invasive and metastatic capabilities. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]