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Information on EC 2.4.1.68 - glycoprotein 6-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase

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IUBMB Comments

This enzyme catalyses a reaction similar to that of EC 2.4.1.214, glycoprotein 3-α-L-fucosyltransferase, but transfers the L-fucosyl group from GDP-β-L-fucose to form an α1,6-linkage rather than an α1,3-linkage.

The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Eukaryota, Bacteria
  • 2.4.1.68
  • fucosylation
  • n-glycans
  • glcnac
  • antibody-dependent
  • alpha1,6-fucosylation
  • innermost
  • biantennary
  • fcgammariiia
  • alpha1,3-fucosyltransferase
  • non-fucosylated
  • emphysema-like
  • core-fucosylated
  • medicine
  • alpha1,2
  • synthesis

Synonyms
alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase, fucosyltransferase 8, alpha1-6fuct, alpha-1,6-fucosyltransferase, alpha1,6fuct, 6fuct, alpha(1,6)ft, alpha6fuct, alpha(1,6)fucosyltransferase, alpha1,6-fuct, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
GDP-beta-L-fucose + N4-[beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->2)-alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-[beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->2)-alpha-D-Man-(1->6)]-beta-D-Man-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcNAc]-L-asparaginyl-[protein] = GDP + N4-[beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->2)-alpha-D-Man-(1->3)-[beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->2)-alpha-D-Man-(1->6)]-beta-D-Man-(1->4)-beta-D-GlcNAc-(1->4)-[alpha-L-Fuc-(1->6)]-beta-D-GlcNAc]-L-asparaginyl-[protein]
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
complex N-linked glycan biosynthesis (vertebrates)