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Rabbit Anti-Blood Group Lewis b/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Glycosyltransferases that mediate the regio- and stereoselective transfer of sugars, such as the fucosyltransferases, determine cell surface-carbohydrate profiles, which is an essential interface for biological recognition processes. Fucosyltransferases catalyze the covalent association of fucose to different positional linkages in sugar acceptor molecules. The carbohydrate moieties generated and covalently attached to cell surfaces are necessary to ensure a surface contour that satisfies physiological roles, which are reliant on adhesion molecules such as Selectins (1-3). Hematopoietic lineages rely on Fucosyltransferases to confer a surface carbohydrate phenotype, which mediates proper cell adhesion molecule recruitment and cell trafficking (4-6). Blood Group Lewis b is a carbohydrate determinant carried on both glycolipids and glycoproteins.
Function:
Blood group Lewis b is a carbohydrate determinant carried on both glycolipids and glycoproteins, detected on erythrocytes, certain epithelial cells, and in secretions of certain individuals.
Subcellular Location:
Plasma membrane - adsorbed onto the surface of erythrocytes.
Tissue Specificity:
Highly expressed in stomach, colon, smallintestine, lung and kidney and to a lesser extent in salivarygland, bladder, uterus and liver.
Similarity:
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 10 family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 2525 Human
Omim: 111100 Human
SwissProt: P21217 Human
Unigene: 169238 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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