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FUT8 fucosyltransferase 8 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 2530, updated on 8-Apr-2026
Official Symbol
FUT8provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
fucosyltransferase 8provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:4019
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000033170 MIM:602589; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4019
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
CDGF; CDGF1
Summary
This gene encodes an enzyme belonging to the family of fucosyltransferases. The product of this gene catalyzes the transfer of fucose from GDP-fucose to N-linked type complex glycopeptides. This enzyme is distinct from other fucosyltransferases which catalyze alpha1-2, alpha1-3, and alpha1-4 fucose addition. The expression of this gene may contribute to the malignancy of cancer cells and to their invasive and metastatic capabilities. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, May 2011]
Expression
Ubiquitous expression in stomach (RPKM 6.3), brain (RPKM 5.7) and 25 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
14q23.3
Exon count:
20
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2025_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 14 NC_000014.9 (65356842..65744121)
RS_2025_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 14 NC_060938.1 (59615360..59948716)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 14 NC_000014.8 (65877310..66210839)

Chromosome 14 - NC_000014.9Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:65748624-65749192 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8552 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8553 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8554 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 5849 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8555 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8556 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8557 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8558 Neighboring gene polypyrimidine tract binding protein 1 pseudogene Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:65795645-65796416 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:65797276-65797886 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8559 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8560 Neighboring gene P300/CBP strongly-dependent group 1 enhancer GRCh37_chr14:65822645-65823844 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8562 Neighboring gene microRNA 4708 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8563 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 5850 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 5851 Neighboring gene NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:65880189-65880753 Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak2170 silencer Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak2171 silencer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8564 Neighboring gene FUT8 antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8565 Neighboring gene Neanderthal introgressed variant-containing enhancer experimental_35208 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8566 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 8567 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:65973464-65974162 Neighboring gene ribosomal protein L21 pseudogene 8 Neighboring gene microRNA 625 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66004186-66004695 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66004696-66005204 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 13095 Neighboring gene EIF1AX pseudogene 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66061145-66061679 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66130864-66131624 Neighboring gene Neanderthal introgressed variant-containing enhancer experimental_35248 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66158244-66158806 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66159369-66159930 Neighboring gene NANOG hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66212022-66212983 Neighboring gene Neanderthal introgressed variant-containing enhancer experimental_35265 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC107984641 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66280257-66280852 Neighboring gene OCT4-NANOG-H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66280853-66281448 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66297664-66298182 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr14:66305153-66305654 Neighboring gene ReSE screen-validated silencer GRCh37_chr14:66317337-66317512 Neighboring gene Neanderthal introgressed variant-containing enhancer experimental_35314 Neighboring gene nuclear receptor coactivator 4 pseudogene 1

  • Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
  • Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
  • BioProject: PRJNA270632
  • Publication: PMID 26076956
  • Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Associated conditions

Description Tests
Congenital disorder of glycosylation with defective fucosylation 1
MedGen: CN258220 OMIM: 618005 GeneReviews: Not available
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Genetic variation influences glutamate concentrations in brains of patients with multiple sclerosis.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genome-wide association analysis of blood biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Genomics meets glycomics-the first GWAS study of human N-Glycome identifies HNF1α as a master regulator of plasma protein fucosylation.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Loci associated with N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulin G show pleiotropy with autoimmune diseases and haematological cancers.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Novel genetic loci identified for the pathophysiology of childhood obesity in the Hispanic population.
EBI GWAS Catalog
Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche.
EBI GWAS Catalog

Protein interactions

Protein Gene Interaction Pubs
Envelope surface glycoprotein gp160, precursor env HIV-1 gp160 interacts with FUT8; predicted interaction to be within the Golgi PubMed
env HIV-1 gp160 is identified to have a physical interaction with fucosyltransferase 8 (alpha (1,6) fucosyltransferase) (FUT8) in human HEK293 and/or Jurkat cell lines by using affinity tagging and purification mass spectrometry analyses PubMed
env Oligosaccharide side-chains of HIV-1 gp160 are processed by glycosidase I and II, mannosidase I and II, acetylglucosaminyl transferase I and II, and fucosyl, galactosyl and sialyl transferases in both the endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus PubMed

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Clone Names

  • MGC26465

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in Golgi apparatus NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
located_in Golgi cisterna membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
located_in Golgi membrane TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
 
located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
located_in membrane HDA PubMed 
located_in membrane IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
Preferred Names
alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase
Names
GDP-L-Fuc:N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase
GDP-fucose--glycoprotein fucosyltransferase
alpha1-6FucT
fucosyltransferase 8 (alpha (1,6) fucosyltransferase)
glycoprotein 6-alpha-L-fucosyltransferase
NP_001358462.1
NP_001358463.1
NP_001358465.1
NP_004471.4
NP_835368.1
NP_835369.1
XP_016876627.1
XP_047287133.1
XP_047287134.1
XP_047287135.1
XP_047287136.1
XP_047287137.1
XP_054231708.1
XP_054231709.1
XP_054231710.1
XP_054231711.1

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001371533.1NP_001358462.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform a

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AB049740, AF052088, AL109847, AL161871, DB089189, Y17978
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS9775.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B4DFS7, G3V5N0, O00235, Q8IUA5, Q9BYC5, Q9BYC6, Q9P2U5, Q9P2U6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8, Q546E0
    Related
    ENSP00000501213.1, ENST00000673929.1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd11300
    Location:174499
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:506560
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
    COG0013
    Location:50152
    AlaS; Alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
  2. NM_001371534.1NP_001358463.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform a

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL109847, AL161871, AL355840, AL359236
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS9775.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B4DFS7, G3V5N0, O00235, Q8IUA5, Q9BYC5, Q9BYC6, Q9P2U5, Q9P2U6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8, Q546E0
    Related
    ENSP00000628415.1, ENST00000958356.1
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd11300
    Location:174499
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:506560
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
    COG0013
    Location:50152
    AlaS; Alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
  3. NM_001371536.1NP_001358465.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform c

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AL109847, AL161871, AL355840, AL359236
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd11300
    Location:208533
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:540594
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
    COG0013
    Location:50179
    AlaS; Alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
  4. NM_004480.4NP_004471.4  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform b

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_004471.4

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (4) lacks a portion of the 5' UTR and 5' coding region, and uses a downstream in-frame start codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (b) is shorter at the N-terminus, compared to isoform a.
    Source sequence(s)
    AJ536056, AK294242, AL109847, AL359236, BX107537
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS9776.2
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    G3XAD2
    Related
    ENSP00000452433.1, ENST00000557164.5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    cd11300
    Location:11336
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:343397
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
  5. NM_178155.3NP_835368.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform a

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_835368.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1, also known as B6) represents the longest transcript and encodes the longer isoform (a). Variants 1 and 3 encode the same isoform.
    Source sequence(s)
    AJ536053, AK292413, AL109847, AL359236, BX107537
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS9775.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B4DFS7, G3V5N0, O00235, Q8IUA5, Q9BYC5, Q9BYC6, Q9P2U5, Q9P2U6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8, Q546E0
    Related
    ENSP00000353910.5, ENST00000360689.9
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd11300
    Location:174499
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:506560
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
    COG0013
    Location:50152
    AlaS; Alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
  6. NM_178156.2NP_835369.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform a

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_835369.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (3, also known as B5) differs in the 5' UTR compared to variant 1. Variants 1 and 3 encode the same isoform (a).
    Source sequence(s)
    AJ536055, AJ536056, AL109847, AL161871, AL359236, BX107537
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS9775.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B4DFS7, G3V5N0, O00235, Q8IUA5, Q9BYC5, Q9BYC6, Q9P2U5, Q9P2U6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8, Q546E0
    Related
    ENSP00000378087.2, ENST00000394586.6
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd11300
    Location:174499
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:506560
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
    COG0013
    Location:50152
    AlaS; Alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]

RNA

  1. NR_038167.1 RNA Sequence

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (5) lacks two consecutive exons in the 3' region, compared to variant 1. This variant is represented as non-coding because the use of the 5'-most supported translational start codon, as used in variant 1, renders the transcript a candidate for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).
    Source sequence(s)
    AJ536056, AL109847, AL161871, AL359236, BC142958, BX107537

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2025_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000014.9 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    65356842..65744121
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_047431179.1XP_047287135.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
  2. XM_047431177.1XP_047287133.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
  3. XM_047431181.1XP_047287137.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X2

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B4DFS7, G3V5N0, O00235, Q8IUA5, Q9BYC5, Q9BYC6, Q9P2U5, Q9P2U6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8, Q546E0
    Related
    ENSP00000529101.1, ENST00000859042.1
  4. XM_017021138.2XP_016876627.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
    Conserved Domains (3) summary
    cd11300
    Location:208533
    Fut8_like; Alpha 1-6-fucosyltransferase
    cd11792
    Location:540594
    SH3_Fut8; Src homology 3 domain of Alpha1,6-fucosyltransferase (Fut8)
    COG0013
    Location:50179
    AlaS; Alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Translation, ribosomal structure and biogenesis]
  5. XM_047431178.1XP_047287134.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
  6. XM_047431180.1XP_047287136.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060938.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    59615360..59948716
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. XM_054375734.1XP_054231709.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
  2. XM_054375733.1XP_054231708.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8
  3. XM_054375736.1XP_054231711.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X2

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B4DFS7, G3V5N0, O00235, Q8IUA5, Q9BYC5, Q9BYC6, Q9P2U5, Q9P2U6
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8, Q546E0
  4. XM_054375735.1XP_054231710.1  alpha-(1,6)-fucosyltransferase isoform X1

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A8K8P8

Suppressed Reference Sequence(s)

The following Reference Sequences have been suppressed. Explain

  1. NM_178154.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_178154.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because the transcript is a nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) candidate.
  2. NM_178157.1: Suppressed sequence

    Description
    NM_178157.1: This RefSeq was permanently suppressed because currently there is insufficient support for the transcript and the protein.