Gene Review:
FUT9 - fucosyltransferase 9 (alpha (1,3)...
Homo sapiens
Synonyms:
Alpha-(1,3)-fucosyltransferase 9, Fuc-TIX, FucT-IX, Fucosyltransferase 9, Fucosyltransferase IX, ...
- CD15 expression in mature granulocytes is determined by alpha 1,3-fucosyltransferase IX, but in promyelocytes and monocytes by alpha 1,3-fucosyltransferase IV. Nakayama, F., Nishihara, S., Iwasaki, H., Kudo, T., Okubo, R., Kaneko, M., Nakamura, M., Karube, M., Sasaki, K., Narimatsu, H. J. Biol. Chem. (2001)
- FUT4 and FUT9 genes are expressed early in human embryogenesis. Cailleau-Thomas, A., Coullin, P., Candelier, J.J., Balanzino, L., Mennesson, B., Oriol, R., Mollicone, R. Glycobiology (2000)
- Different expression levels of alpha3/4 fucosyltransferases and Lewis determinants in ovarian carcinoma tissues and cell lines. Escrevente, C., Machado, E., Brito, C., Reis, C.A., Stoeck, A., Runz, S., Marmé, A., Altevogt, P., Costa, J. Int. J. Oncol. (2006)
- Alpha1,3-fucosyltransferase 9 (FUT9; Fuc-TIX) preferentially fucosylates the distal GlcNAc residue of polylactosamine chain while the other four alpha1,3FUT members preferentially fucosylate the inner GlcNAc residue. Nishihara, S., Iwasaki, H., Kaneko, M., Tawada, A., Ito, M., Narimatsu, H. FEBS Lett. (1999)
- En Bloc Duplications, Mutation Rates, and Densities of Amino Acid Changes Clarify the Evolution of Vertebrate alpha-1,3/4-Fucosyltransferases. Petit, D., Maftah, A., Julien, R., Petit, J.M. J. Mol. Evol. (2006)
- Assignment of the human alpha 1,3-fucosyltransferase IX gene (FUT9) to chromosome band 6q16 by in situ hybridization. Kaneko, M., Kudo, T., Iwasaki, H., Shiina, T., Inoko, H., Kozaki, T., Saitou, N., Narimatsu, H. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. (1999)