Alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase

BE0019374ProteinHumansFUT8

Catalyzes the addition of fucose in alpha 1-6 linkage to the first GlcNAc residue, next to the peptide chains in N-glycans (PubMed:17172260, PubMed:29304374, PubMed:36280670, PubMed:9133635). It is acted on by 1 drug in DrugBank.

Gene name
FUT8
UniProtKB entry
Q9BYC5Swiss-Prot
Cellular location
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane
Residues / weight
575 residues · 66,515 Da
Also known as
2.4.1.68 · Alpha1-6FucT · Fucosyltransferase 8 · GDP-fucose--glycoprotein fucosyltransferase · GDP-L-Fuc:N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase

Resolves to

Pharmacology
Drugs

What you can answer from here — as of September 03, 2024

1DrugApproved to experimental, with action, bond type and pharmacological action
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14GO termsFunction, process and component, as structured annotations
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2Pfam domainsDomain architecture mapped to Pfam families and clans
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6+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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Which compounds in development act on Alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase, and which indications are they being tested in?

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