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Activity and tissue distribution of splice variants of alpha6-fucosyltransferase in human embryogenesis.
Glycobiology - 1 Jan 2004
Martinez-Duncker Ivan, Michalski Jean-Claude, Bauvy Chantal, Candelier Jean-Jacques, Mennesson Benoît, Codogno Patrice, Oriol Rafael, Mollicone Rosella
Abstract excerpt
The product of the FUT8 gene transfers an alpha1-6 fucose on the innermost N-acetylglucosamine of the chitobiose core of N-glycans. Northern blot analysis shows four main transcripts of 3.0, 3.3, 3.9, and 4.2 kb in the embryo. The larger forms around 4-kb decrease in fetus and adult. Fourteen emb...
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