Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
GDP-fucose protein O -fucosyltransferase 2 (POFUT2) is an enzyme responsible for adding fucose sugars in O linkage to serine or threonine residues in Thrombospondin repeats.[5] The protein is an inverting glycosyltransferase , which means that the enzyme uses GDP-β-L-fucose as a donor substrate and transfers the fucose in O linkage to the protein producing fucose-α-O -serine/threonine.
Almost all glycosyltransferases reside in the Golgi apparatus . However, POFUT2 as well as the related enzyme POFUT1 have recently been shown to reside in the endoplasmic reticulum .
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum requires POFUT2 for efficient transmission to mosquitoes and infection of human liver cells .[6]
^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000186866 – Ensembl , May 2017
^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020260 – Ensembl , May 2017
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^ Lopaticki S, Yang AS, John A, Scott NE, Lingford JP, O'Neill MT, et al. (September 2017). "Protein O-fucosylation in Plasmodium falciparum ensures efficient infection of mosquito and vertebrate hosts" . Nature Communications . 8 (1): 561. Bibcode :2017NatCo...8..561L . doi :10.1038/s41467-017-00571-y . PMC 5601480 . PMID 28916755 .
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