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O-fucosylation of the notch ligand mDLL1 by POFUT1 is dispensable for ligand function.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Müller Julia, Rana Nadia A, Serth Katrin, Kakuda Shinako, Haltiwanger Robert S, Gossler Achim
Abstract excerpt
Fucosylation of Epidermal Growth Factor-like (EGF) repeats by protein O-fucosyltransferase 1 (POFUT1 in vertebrates, OFUT1 in Drosophila) is pivotal for NOTCH function. In Drosophila OFUT1 also acts as chaperone for Notch independent from its enzymatic activity. NOTCH ligands are also substrates for POFUT1, but in Drosophila OFUT1 is not essential for ligand function. In vertebrates the significance of POFUT1 for...
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