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Description
L-fucose is a key sugar in glycoproteins and other complex carbohydrates since it may be involved in many of the functional roles of these macromolecules, such as in cell-cell recognition. The fucosyl donor for these fucosylated oligosaccharides is GDP-beta-L-fucose. There are two alternate pathways for the biosynthesis of GDP-fucose; the major pathway converts GDP-alpha-D-mannose to GDP-beta-L-fucose. The protein encoded by this gene participates in an alternate pathway that is present in certain mammalian tissues, such as liver and kidney, and appears to function as a salvage pathway to reutilize L-fucose arising from the turnover of glycoproteins and glycolipids. This pathway involves the phosphorylation of L-fucose to form beta-L-fucose-1-phosphate, and then condensation of the beta-L-fucose-1-phosphate with GTP by fucose-1-phosphate guanylyltransferase to form GDP-beta-L-fucose. [provided by RefSeq
Specifications
Specifications
| Antigen | FPGT |
| Applications | ELISA, Western Blot |
| Classification | Polyclonal |
| Conjugate | Unconjugated |
| Description | Mouse polyclonal antibody raised against a partial recombinant FPGT. |
| Formulation | 50% glycerol |
| Gene | FPGT |
| Gene Accession No. | NM_003838 |
| Gene Alias | GFPP |
| Gene Symbols | FPGT |
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