title: Molecular cloning of mouse alpha-1,6-fucosyltransferase and expression of its mRNA in the developing cerebrum.
abstract: Complementary DNA encoding mouse alpha-1,6-fucosyltransferase (FUT) was cloned. The deduced primary structure consisted of 575 amino acids and had 96.0% and 93.0% identity with alpha-1,6-FUT of human and porcine origin, respectively. Quantitative analysis of alpha-1,6-FUT mRNA expression during selected developmental stages of the cerebrum showed that the expression increased during later embryonic stages and was highest in the early postnatal stages (P1 to P7), after which it declined somewhat but still remained relatively high in the mature adult. The expression profile suggests important roles of FUT in the developing central nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Biosignaling Depoaartment, National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, AIST Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ikekita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imamura
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005647:Fucosyltransferases / Q000235:genetics*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013552:Swine; D013687:Telencephalon / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D005647:Fucosyltransferases; C020559:Glycoprotein 6-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase