Alpha-fucosyltransferase catalyzes the transfer of GDP-fucose to oligosaccharide chains linked to proteins, lipids and sugars [ 27] and resides in the luminal compartment of trans-Golgi vesicles [ 28].
The fucosyltransferase (FUT) family of enzymes is involved in the synthesis of cell-surface antigens through catalyzing the transfer of GDP-fucose to the N-acetylglucosamines residue of glycoproteins.
They estimate that cash transfers of 2% of GDP would boost the economy by 2.6% (using a multiplier of 1.3).
The 'advanced economies' of the EU would, together, contribute to equalization transfers at 0.1% of GDP: $16.8 billion per year, as Table 3 illustrates.
By the same token, in Japan in 1998 the government made a one-time capital transfer amounting to 4.8% of GDP to the railways, worsening its budget balance for that year alone.
OFUT1 catalyzes the transfer of fucose from GDP-fucose, the universal donor for fucosyltransferases, onto EGF domains [ 6].
COSMC is a chaperone essential for correct protein O-glycosylation (Wang et al., 2010) and FUT8 catalyzes the transfer of fucose from GDP-fucose to N-acetylglucosamine (Wilson et al., 1976).
In mammalian cells, core fucosylation of the Fc oligosaccharides is mediated by the only gene, α1,6-fucosyltransferase (FUT8), that catalyzes the transfer of fucose from GDP-fucose to the innermost N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) of Fc oligosaccharides via an α1,6-linkage [ 20].
What drives Greenspan's conclusion is mainly the sharp drop in overall saving during the Great Recession, combined with a temporary spike in transfers as a share of GDP, partly because of unemployment and food stamps, partly because GDP fell.
If pensioners are to maintain their living standards in relation to the rest of society, the share of GDP transferred to them will have to rise sharply, from 9.4% today to 14.5% in 2050.Yet if things carry on as now, neither tax-funded spending on pensions nor private retirement saving will fill this gap.
The need to maintain the profitability of businesses and avoid insolvency in the banking system will impede the transfer of a greater share of GDP to households.
