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FUT5 fucosyltransferase 5

Gene ID: 2527, updated on 17-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: FUC-TV

Summary

Enables 3-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 4-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase activity and 4-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 3-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase activity. Involved in ceramide metabolic process and oligosaccharide metabolic process. Predicted to be located in Golgi membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Genomic context

Location:
19p13.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (5865826..5870540, complement)
Total number of exons:
2

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