UniProt Protein Function: | Mediates the transfer of fucose to the terminal galactose on glycan chains of cell surface glycoproteins and glycolipids (PubMed:7876235). The resulting epitope plays a role in cell-cell interaction including host-microbe interaction (PubMed:12692541, PubMed:8018146). Mediates interaction with intestinal microbiota influencing its composition (PubMed:21625510, PubMed:24733310, PubMed:22068912). Creates a soluble precursor oligosaccharide FuC-alpha ((1,2)Galbeta-) called the H antigen which is an essential substrate for the final step in the soluble ABO blood group antigen synthesis pathway (PubMed:7876235). |
NCBI Summary: | The protein encoded by this gene is a Golgi stack membrane protein that is involved in the creation of a precursor of the H antigen, which is required for the final step in the soluble A and B antigen synthesis pathway. This gene is one of two encoding the galactoside 2-L-fucosyltransferase enzyme. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
UniProt Code: | Q10981 |
NCBI GenInfo Identifier: | 1730125 |
NCBI Gene ID: | 2524 |
NCBI Accession: | Q10981.1 |
UniProt Secondary Accession: | Q10981,Q0VAG5, Q14338, Q5D0G2, |
UniProt Related Accession: | Q10981 |
Molecular Weight: | 39 kDa |
NCBI Full Name: | Galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2 |
NCBI Synonym Full Names: | fucosyltransferase 2 |
NCBI Official Symbol: | FUT2 |
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: | SE; Se2; sej; SEC2; B12QTL1 |
NCBI Protein Information: | galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2 |
UniProt Protein Name: | Galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2 |
UniProt Synonym Protein Names: | Alpha(1,2)FT 2; Fucosyltransferase 2; GDP-L-fucose:beta-D-galactoside 2-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase 2; SE2; Secretor blood group alpha-2-fucosyltransferase; Secretor factor; Se |
Protein Family: | Fucosyltransferase |
UniProt Gene Name: | FUT2 |