Alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase (FUT8)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9BYC5

Gene: FUT8Homo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

About Alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase

Alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase (FUT8) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9BYC5, 575 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 172 disease associations.

Target properties

Protein nameAlpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase
UniProt accessionQ9BYC5
GeneFUT8
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length575 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target classUNCLASSIFIED
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
Druggability score—
Pocket score—
Max clinical phase—

Disease associations (172)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

  • congenital disorder of glycosylation with defective fucosylation · score 0.75
  • N-glycan measurement · score 0.43
  • platelet count · score 0.42
  • blood protein measurement · score 0.42
  • genetic disorder · score 0.41
  • serum IgG glycosylation measurement · score 0.40
  • hematocrit · score 0.39
  • hemoglobin measurement · score 0.38
  • platelet crit · score 0.38
  • erythrocyte count · score 0.38

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-Q9BYC5-F1alphafoldPREDICTED91.98—

Amino-acid sequence (575 residues)

MRPWTGSWRW IMLILFAWGT LLFYIGGHLV RDNDHPDHSS RELSKILAKL ERLKQQNEDL RRMAESLRIP EGPIDQGPAI GRVRVLEEQL VKAKEQIENY KKQTRNGLGK DHEILRRRIE NGAKELWFFL QSELKKLKNL EGNELQRHAD EFLLDLGHHE RSIMTDLYYL SQTDGAGDWR EKEAKDLTEL VQRRITYLQN PKDCSKAKKL VCNINKGCGY GCQLHHVVYC FMIAYGTQRT LILESQNWRY ATGGWETVFR PVSETCTDRS GISTGHWSGE VKDKNVQVVE LPIVDSLHPR PPYLPLAVPE DLADRLVRVH GDPAVWWVSQ FVKYLIRPQP WLEKEIEEAT KKLGFKHPVI GVHVRRTDKV GTEAAFHPIE EYMVHVEEHF QLLARRMQVD KKRVYLATDD PSLLKEAKTK YPNYEFISDN SISWSAGLHN RYTENSLRGV ILDIHFLSQA DFLVCTFSSQ VCRVAYEIMQ TLHPDASANF HSLDDIYYFG GQNAHNQIAI YAHQPRTADE IPMEPGDIIG VAGNHWDGYS KGVNRKLGRT GLYPSYKVRE KIETVKYPTY PEAEK

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Quick facts

UniProtQ9BYC5
GeneFUT8
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length575
Binders0
Diseases172
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