FUT8 alpha-(1, 6)-fucosyltransferase in cancer

K Bastian, E Scott, DJ Elliott, J Munkley - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Aberrant glycosylation is a universal feature of cancer cells that can impact all steps in
tumour progression from malignant transformation to metastasis and immune evasion. One …

The diverse contributions of fucose linkages in cancer

TS Keeley, S Yang, E Lau - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fucosylation is a post-translational modification of glycans, proteins, and lipids that is
responsible for many biological processes. Fucose conjugation via α (1, 2), α (1, 3), α (1, 4) …

[HTML][HTML] FUT8 and protein core fucosylation in tumours: from diagnosis to treatment

C Liao, J An, S Yi, Z Tan, H Wang, H Li, X Guan… - Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glycosylation changes are key molecular events in tumorigenesis, progression and
glycosyltransferases play a vital role in the this process. FUT8 belongs to the …

Glycosylation and liver cancer

A Mehta, H Herrera, T Block - Advances in cancer research, 2015 - Elsevier
Liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer, but the second leading cause of cancer death,
in the world, with more than 700,000 fatalities annually. The major etiology of liver cancer is …

Modulation of E-cadherin function and dysfunction by N-glycosylation

SS Pinho, R Seruca, F Gärtner, Y Yamaguchi… - Cellular and molecular …, 2011 - Springer
Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the E-cadherin dysfunction in cancer,
including genetic and epigenetic alterations. Nevertheless, a significant number of human …

FUT8-directed core fucosylation of N-glycans is regulated by the glycan structure and protein environment

A García-García, S Serna, Z Yang, I Delso, V Taleb… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
FUT8 is an essential α-1, 6-fucosyltransferase that fucosylates the innermost GlcNAc of N-
glycans, a process called core fucosylation. In vitro, FUT8 exhibits substrate preference for …

The function of fucosylation in progression of lung cancer

L Jia, J Zhang, T Ma, Y Guo, Y Yu, J Cui - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Lung cancer is a disease that influences human health and has become a leading cause of
cancer mortality worldwide. However, it is frequently diagnosed at the advanced stage. It is …

[HTML][HTML] α1, 6-Fucosyltransferase (FUT8) regulates the cancer-promoting capacity of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) by modifying EGFR core fucosylation (CF) in …

F Li, S Zhao, Y Cui, T Guo, J Qiang, Q Xie… - American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the main cancer-promoting component in the
tumor microenvironment (TME) of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). α1, 6 …

I-branched carbohydrates as emerging effectors of malignant progression

CJ Dimitroff - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Cell surface carbohydrates, termed “glycans,” are ubiquitous posttranslational effectors that
can tune cancer progression. Often aberrantly displayed or found at atypical levels on …

A Sensitive and Reversible Labeling Strategy Enables Global Mapping of the Core‐Fucosylated Glycoproteome on Cell Surfaces

Y Tian, Y Wang, H Yin, Y Luo, F Wei… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Core fucosylation, the attachment of α1, 6‐fucose to the innermost N‐acetylglucosamine
(GlcNAc) residue of N‐glycans, has a strong relationship with tumor growth, invasion …