Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP10701
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 16962
Name Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase
Synonyms
  1. Fuc-TVII
  2. FucT-VII
  3. Fucosyltransferase 7
  4. Fucosyltransferase VII
  5. Galactoside 3-L-fucosyltransferase
  6. Selectin ligand synthase
Gene Name FUT7
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in fucosyltransferase activity
Specific Function May catalyze alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages involved in the expression of sialyl Lewis X antigens.
Pathways
  • Glycosphingolipid biosynthesis - lacto and neolacto series
  • Other types of O-glycan biosynthesis
  • protein glycosylation
Reactions
GDP-L-fucose + alpha-2,3-Neu-N-acetyl-1,4-beta-D-galactosyl-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-R → Guanosine diphosphate + alpha-2,3-Neu-N-acetyl-1,4-beta-D-galactosyl-(alpha-1,3-L-fucosyl)-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminyl-R details
GDP-L-fucose + Sialyl-3-paragloboside → GDP + IV3NeuAc,III3Fuc-nLc4Cer details
GO Classification
Biological Process
L-fucose catabolic process
CD4-positive, CD25-positive, alpha-beta regulatory T cell differentiation
leukocyte migration involved in immune response
protein glycosylation
Cellular Component
Golgi cisterna membrane
Golgi apparatus
integral to membrane
Component
membrane
cell part
Function
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring hexosyl groups
transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups
fucosyltransferase activity
Molecular Function
alpha-(1->3)-fucosyltransferase activity
Process
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
macromolecule modification
protein modification process
protein amino acid glycosylation
Cellular Location
  1. Single-pass type II membrane protein
  2. Golgi apparatus
  3. Golgi stack membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 9
Locus 9q34.3
SNPs FUT7
Gene Sequence
>1029 bp
ATGAATAATGCTGGGCACGGCCCCACCCGGAGGCTGCGAGGCTTGGGGGTCCTGGCCGGG
GTGGCTCTGCTCGCTGCCCTCTGGCTCCTGTGGCTGCTGGGGTCAGCCCCTCGGGGTACC
CCGGCACCCCAGCCCACGATCACCATCCTTGTCTGGCACTGGCCCTTCACTGACCAGCCC
CCAGAGCTGCCCAGCGACACCTGCACCCGCTACGGCATCGCCCGCTGCCACCTGAGTGCC
AACCGAAGCCTGCTGGCCAGCGCCGACGCCGTGGTCTTCCACCACCGCGAGCTGCAGACC
CGGCGGTCCCACCTGCCCCTGGCCCAGCGGCCGCGAGGGCAGCCCTGGGTGTGGGCCTCC
ATGGAGTCTCCTAGCCACACCCACGGCCTCAGCCACCTCCGAGGCATCTTCAACTGGGTG
CTGAGCTACCGGCGCGACTCGGACATCTTTGTGCCCTATGGCCGCCTGGAGCCCCACTGG
GGGCCCTCGCCACCGCTGCCAGCCAAGAGCAGGGTGGCCGCCTGGGTGGTCAGCAACTTC
CAGGAGCGGCAGCTGCGTGCCAGGCTGTACCGGCAGCTGGCGCCTCATCTGCGGGTGGAT
GTCTTTGGCCGTGCCAATGGACGGCCACTGTGCGCCAGCTGCCTGGTGCCCACCGTGGCC
CAGTACCGCTTCTACCTGTCCTTTGAGAACTCTCAGCACCGCGACTACATTACGGAGAAA
TTCTGGCGCAACGCACTGGTGGCTGGCACTGTGCCAGTGGTGCTGGGGCCCCCACGGGCC
ACCTATGAGGCCTTCGTGCCGGCTGACGCCTTCGTGCATGTGGATGACTTTGGCTCAGCC
CGAGAGCTGGCGGCTTTCCTCACTGGCATGAATGAGAGCCGATACCAACGCTTCTTTGCC
TGGCGTGACAGGCTCCGCGTGCGACTGTTCACCGACTGGCGGGAACGTTTCTGTGCCATC
TGTGACCGCTACCCACACCTACCCCGCAGCCAAGTCTATGAGGACCTTGAGGGTTGGTTT
CAGGCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 342
Molecular Weight 39238.495
Theoretical pI 10.035
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase
MNNAGHGPTRRLRGLGVLAGVALLAALWLLWLLGSAPRGTPAPQPTITILVWHWPFTDQP
PELPSDTCTRYGIARCHLSANRSLLASADAVVFHHRELQTRRSHLPLAQRPRGQPWVWAS
MESPSHTHGLSHLRGIFNWVLSYRRDSDIFVPYGRLEPHWGPSPPLPAKSRVAAWVVSNF
QERQLRARLYRQLAPHLRVDVFGRANGRPLCASCLVPTVAQYRFYLSFENSQHRDYITEK
FWRNALVAGTVPVVLGPPRATYEAFVPADAFVHVDDFGSARELAAFLTGMNESRYQRFFA
WRDRLRVRLFTDWRERFCAICDRYPHLPRSQVYEDLEGWFQA
GenBank ID Protein 3551241
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q11130
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FUT7_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB012668
GeneCard ID FUT7
GenAtlas ID FUT7
HGNC ID HGNC:4018
References
General References
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