Fut2 - fucosyltransferase 2 Gene
Also Known as MFUT-II
Species: Mus musculus
Summary
This gene is one of three genes in mouse which encode a galactoside 2-L-fucosyltransferase. These genes differ in their developmental- and tissue-specific expression. The encoded type II membrane protein is anchored in the Golgi apparatus and controls the final step in the creation of alpha (1,2) fucosylated carbhohydrates by the addition of a terminal fucose in an alpha (1,2) linkage. This enzyme is involved in the synthesis of the Lewis antigen as well as the H-antigen, a precursor of the A and B antigens of the ABH histo-blood group. The biological function of the fucosylated carbhohydrate products is thought to involve cell-adhesion and interactions with Microorganisms. Disruption of this gene results in altered glycosylation of gastric mucosa and uterine epithelia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012]
Fut2 Products (2)
| mRNA | Protein | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NM_001271993.1 | NP_001258922.1 | galactoside alpha-(1,2)-fucosyltransferase 2 |
| NM_018876.4 | NP_061364.2 | galactoside alpha-(1,2)-fucosyltransferase 2 |
| Molecular Function GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enables alpha-(1,2)-fucosyltransferase activity |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11018479 | MGI |
| enables alpha-(1,2)-fucosyltransferase activity |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
11713270 | MGI |
| enables fucosyltransferase activity |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11018479 | MGI |
| enables galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase activity |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11323419 | MGI |
| enables galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase activity |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
24062455 | MGI |
| Biological Process GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| involved in fucosylation |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11018479 | MGI |
| involved in fucosylation |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
11713270 | MGI |
| involved in glycolipid metabolic process |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
14967068 | MGI |
| involved in oligosaccharide biosynthetic process |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11323419 | MGI |
| acts upstream of or within protein glycosylation |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11323419 | MGI |
| Protein Preferred Names | Protein Names | |
|---|---|---|
|
galactoside alpha-(1,2)-fucosyltransferase 2 |
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