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UDP-GlcNAc: BetaGal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (B3GNT8)

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β1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases (β3GnTs) synthesize a unique carbohydrate structure known as polylactosamine (poly-N-acetyllactosamine). Polylactosamines are carried on N-glycan, O-glycans, and glycolipids. The polylactosamine unit is considered an integral component that serves as a fundamental structure and backbone for carbohydrates.

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  1. Research Center for Medical Glycoscience, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central-2, 1-1-1 Umezono, 305-8568, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Dr. Akira Togayachi & Prof. Hisashi Narimatsu

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Correspondence to Akira Togayachi .

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  1. RIKEN-Max-Planck Joint Research Center for Systems Chemical Biology, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, Japan

    Naoyuki Taniguchi

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Kochi University, Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan

    Koichi Honke

  3. Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA

    Minoru Fukuda

  4. Research Center for Medical Glycoscience (RCMG), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Hisashi Narimatsu

  5. RIKEN-Max-Planck Joint Research Center for Systems Chemical Biology, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama, Japan

    Yoshiki Yamaguchi

  6. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

    Takashi Angata

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Togayachi, A., Narimatsu, H. (2014). UDP-GlcNAc: BetaGal Beta-1,3-N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 8 (B3GNT8). 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_93

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