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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP12306
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name 3-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 4-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase FUT3
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-3-fucosyltransferase FUT3
  2. Blood group Lewis alpha-4-fucosyltransferase
  3. FUTB
  4. Fucosyltransferase 3
  5. Fucosyltransferase III
  6. Lewis FT
  7. FucT-III
Gene Name FUT3
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Catalyzes the transfer of L-fucose, from a guanosine diphosphate-beta-L-fucose, to both the subterminal N-acetyl glucosamine (GlcNAc) of type 1 chain (beta-D-Gal-(1->3)-beta-D-GlcNAc) glycolipids and oligosaccharides via an alpha(1,4) linkage, and the subterminal glucose (Glc) or GlcNAc of type 2 chain (beta-D-Gal-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcNAc) oligosaccharides via an alpha(1,3) linkage, independently of the presence of terminal alpha-L-fucosyl-(1,2) moieties on the terminal galactose of these acceptors and participates in the blood groups Lewis determination and expression of Lewis a (Le(a)), lewis b (Le(b)), Lewis x/SSEA-1 (Le(x)) and lewis y (Le(y)) antigens. Also catalyzes the transfer of L-fucose to subterminal GlcNAc of sialyl- and disialyl-lactotetraosylceramide to produce sialyl Lewis a (sLe(a)) and disialyl Lewis a via an alpha(1,4) linkage and therefore may regulate cell surface sialyl Lewis a expression and consequently regulates adhesive properties to E-selectin, cell proliferation and migration. Catalyzes the transfer of an L-fucose to 3'-sialyl-N-acetyllactosamine by an alpha(1,3) linkage, which allows the formation of sialyl-Lewis x structure and therefore may regulate the sialyl-Lewis x surface antigen expression and consequently adhesive properties to E-selectin. Prefers type 1 chain over type 2 acceptors. Type 1 tetrasaccharide is a better acceptor than type 1 disaccharide suggesting that a beta anomeric configuration of GlcNAc in the substrate is preferred. Lewis-positive (Le(+)) individuals have an active enzyme while Lewis-negative (Le(-)) individuals have an inactive enzyme.
Pathways
  • protein glycosylation
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
regulation of cell proliferation
protein glycosylation
fucosylation
positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion
oligosaccharide metabolic process
regulation of cell migration
Cellular Component
Golgi cisterna membrane
integral to membrane
Molecular Function
3-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 4-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase activity
alpha-(1->3)-fucosyltransferase activity
4-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 3-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase activity
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs Not Available
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues Not Available
Molecular Weight 42654.04
Theoretical pI Not Available
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions
  • 16-34;
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q11126
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name FUT3_BOVIN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID Not Available
GeneCard ID Not Available
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References
  1. Oulmouden A, Wierinckx A, Petit JM, Costache M, Palcic MM, Mollicone R, Oriol R, Julien R: Molecular cloning and expression of a bovine alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase gene homologous to a putative ancestor gene of the human FUT3-FUT5-FUT6 cluster. J Biol Chem. 1997 Mar 28;272(13):8764-73. doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.13.8764. [PubMed:9079712 ]
  2. Wierinckx A, Mercier D, Oulmouden A, Petit JM, Julien R: Complete genomic organization of futb encoding a bovine alpha 3-fucosyltransferase: exons in human orthologous genes emerged from ancestral intronic sequences. Mol Biol Evol. 1999 Nov;16(11):1535-47. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026066. [PubMed:10555285 ]