UDP-GlcNAc: BetaGal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 4 (B3GNT4)

Togayachi, Akira; Narimatsu, Hisashi

doi:10.1007/978-4-431-54240-7_90

Akira Togayachi⁷ &
Hisashi Narimatsu⁷

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β1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase (β3GnT) enzymes synthesize a unique carbohydrate structure known as polylactosamine (poly-N-acetyllactosamine). Polylactosamines are carried on N- and O-glycans and glycolipids. Polylactosamine units are considered as integral components serving as a fundamental structure and backbone for carbohydrate assemblies (Fig. 28.1).

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Research Center for Medical Glycoscience, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central-2, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Dr. Akira Togayachi & Prof. Hisashi Narimatsu

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RIKEN-Max-Planck Joint Research Center for Systems Chemical Biology, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, Japan
Naoyuki Taniguchi
Department of Biochemistry, Kochi University, Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan
Koichi Honke
Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
Minoru Fukuda
Research Center for Medical Glycoscience (RCMG), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Hisashi Narimatsu
RIKEN-Max-Planck Joint Research Center for Systems Chemical Biology, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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Togayachi, A., Narimatsu, H. (2014). UDP-GlcNAc: BetaGal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 4 (B3GNT4). In: Taniguchi, N., Honke, K., Fukuda, M., Narimatsu, H., Yamaguchi, Y., Angata, T. (eds) Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54240-7_90

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Published: 05 February 2014
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