ReviewGlycobiology2017
Biological functions of fucose in mammals.
Review in Glycobiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 214 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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214 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 424 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Fucose supplementation as a novel treatment approach for GLUT1 deficiency syndrome.Journal of neurology · 2026Article
- FUCA2 Sustains AKT Signaling and Suppresses Senescence by Antagonizing FUT3-Mediated ErbB3 Fucosylation in Lung Adenocarcinoma.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- FUT2-mediated α1,2-fucosylation in inflammatory bowel disease: mechanisms and translational potential.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Orphan Enzymes in the Mammalian L-Fucose Degradation Pathway.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- The glycobiology of prostate cancer: an update.Oncogene · 2026Review
- Photocatalytic Site- and Stereoselective Functionalization of Carbohydrates.Chemical record (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Review
- Defective O-fucosylation of EDIL3 attenuates invasion and vascular remodeling of trophoblasts via LIFR signaling pathway in preeclampsia.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Identification of serum protein biomarkers in individuals with Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.Biomarker research · 2026Article
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- Fut8-Mediated Core Fucosylation of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Exacerbates Periodontitis Via Hyperactivation of NF-κB Signalling.International dental journal · 2026Article
- L-Fucose: a dietary sugar with multifaceted potential in the biology and therapy of cancer.Nature reviews. Cancer · 2026Review
- Impact of 1,2-α-L-fucosidase on pig enteric methane production and growth performance.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- FUT1- and GAL3ST2-mediated cellular glycan remodeling broadly restricts sialic acid-dependent viral infections.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Bioinformatics and machine learning integration reveals a novel 4-gene (GFUS, ARHGAP8, NBL1, and ACTB) biomarker model for prostate cancer.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- FUT8 Catalysis Involves GDP-Fucose-Induced Loop Activation Promoting a Reaction at the SACS catalysis · 2026Article
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- Plant fucosyltransferase FUT11 distorts the sugar acceptor to catalyze via a transient oxocarbenium intermediate mechanism.Nature communications · 2026Article
- PredictiveACS omega · 2026Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Fucose is a 6-deoxy hexose in the l-configuration found in a large variety of different organisms. In mammals, fucose is incorporated into N-glycans, O-glycans and glycolipids by 13 fucosyltransferases, all of which utilize the nucleotide-charged form, GDP-fucose, to modify targets. Three of the fucosyltransferases, FUT8, FUT12/POFUT1 and FUT13/POFUT2, are essential for proper development in mice. Fucose modifications have also been implicated in many other biological functions including immunity and cancer. Congenital mutations of a Golgi apparatus localized GDP-fucose transporter causes leukocyte adhesion deficiency type II, which results in severe developmental and immune deficiencies, highlighting the important role fucose plays in these processes. Additionally, changes in levels of fucosylated proteins have proven as useful tools for determining cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Chemically modified fucose analogs can be used to alter many of these fucose dependent processes or as tools to better understand them. In this review, we summarize the known roles of fucose in mammalian physiology and pathophysiology. Additionally, we discuss recent therapeutic advances for cancer and other diseases that are a direct result of our improved understanding of the role that fucose plays in these systems.
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