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Rabbit Anti-CD15/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
The Lewis histo-blood group system comprises a set of fucosylated glycosphingolipids that are synthesized by exocrine epithelial cells and circulate in body fluids. The glycosphingolipids function in embryogenesis, tissue differentiation, tumor metastasis, inflammation, and bacterial adhesion. They are secondarily absorbed to red blood cells giving rise to their Lewis phenotype. This gene is a member of the fucosyltransferase family, which catalyzes the addition of fucose to precursor polysaccharides in the last step of Lewis antigen biosynthesis. It encodes an enzyme with alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase and alpha(1,4)-fucosyltransferase activities. Mutations in this gene are responsible for the majority of Lewis antigen-negative phenotypes. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq].
Function:
May catalyze alpha-1,3 glycosidic linkages involved in the expression of Lewis X/SSEA-1 and VIM-2 antigens.
Subcellular Location:
Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane; Single-pass type II membrane protein. Note=Membrane-bound form in trans cisternae of Golgi.
Tissue Specificity:
Highest expression in stomach and colon. It is also expressed in the lung, testis, uterus, small intestine and to a lesser extent in spleen, and ovary. Present in trace amounts in brain, thymus, heart, smooth muscle, kidney and bone marrow. Not found in liver, salivary gland and pancreas.
Similarity:
Belongs to the glycosyltransferase 10 family.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 2526 Human
Omim: 104230 Human
SwissProt: P22083 Human
Unigene: 390420 Human
Unigene: 572064 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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