Gene Information
Gene NameFUT3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length361
Protein Names3-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 4-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase FUT3 (EC 2.4.1.65) (4-galactosyl-N-acetylglucosaminide 3-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase) (EC 2.4.1.152) (Alpha-3-fucosyltransferase FUT3) (EC 2.4.1.-) (Blood group Lewis alpha-4-fucosyltransferase) (Lewis FT) (Fucosyltransferase 3) (Fucosyltransferase III) (FucT-III)
Target Namegalactoside 3(4)-l-fucosyltransferase
Target TypeClinical trial target
Gene Age78 ( ENSG00000171124 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP21217
Gene CardFUT3
Uniprot IDP21217
PfamPF17039; PF00852
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.377592328)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ FUT3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsFUT7, FUT4
ParalogsFUT9, FUT11, FUT4, FUT7, FUT10, FUT5, FUT6
Tissueappendix, cervix, colon, gall.bladder, seminal.vesicle, submandibular.gland, tongue, vas.deferens, zone.of.skin, sigmoid.colon, small.intestine, esophagus.mucosa, minor.salivary.gland, transverse.colon
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in stomach, colon, small intestine, lung and kidney and to a lesser extent in salivary gland, bladder, uterus and liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs28362458  rs28362459  rs812936  rs59796499  rs778986  rs1175404919  rs28362462  rs28362463  rs3745635  rs28362466  rs28381968  rs28381969  rs28381970  rs151218854  rs3894326 
Subcellular location [CC]Golgi apparatus, Golgi stack membrane;
Single-pass type II membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:1977660}. Note=Membrane-bound form in trans cisternae of Golgi.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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