XB-FEAT-945130

fuca2

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nomenclature changes

06/26/2017 Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 2519. From fucosidase, alpha-L- 2, plasma to alpha-L-fucosidase 2

summary from NCBI

This gene encodes a plasma alpha-L-fucosidase, which represents 10-20% of the total cellular fucosidase activity. The protein is a member of the glycosyl hydrolase 29 family, and catalyzes the hydrolysis of the alpha-1,6-linked fucose joined to the reducing-end N-acetylglucosamine of the carbohydrate moieties of glycoproteins. This enzyme is essential for Helicobacter pylori adhesion to human gastric cancer cells. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2010]