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Elastin is a
protein encoded by the ELN gene in
humans and
several other animals.
Elastin is a key
component in the
extracellular matrix of gnathostomes...
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uniquely in
elastin, a
protein found in
connective tissue such as skin, lungs, and
elastic arteries.
Desmosine is a
component of
elastin and
cross links...
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ganglioside substrates and
other glycoconjugates. The GLB1 gene also
encodes an
elastin binding protein. In corn (Zea mays), Glb1 is a gene
coding for the storage...
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component of the
extracellular matrix composed of
bundles of
proteins (
elastin)
which are
produced by a
number of
different cell
types including fibroblasts...
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elastic fiber networks and
collagen type II fibers. The prin****l
protein is
elastin.
Elastic cartilage is
histologically similar to
hyaline cartilage but contains...
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tissues contain high
amounts of
elastins.
Elastins are
synthesized by
fibroblasts and
smooth muscle cells.
Elastins are
highly insoluble, and tropoelastins...
- Most
structural proteins are
fibrous proteins; for example,
collagen and
elastin are
critical components of
connective tissue such as cartilage, and keratin...
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found in
elastin.
Isodesmosine is an
isomeric pyridinium-based
amino acid
resulting from the
condensation of four
lysine residues between elastin proteins...
- in a dose-dependent manner. In
hypertensive rats,
minoxidil increases elastin levels in the mesenteric, abdominal, and
renal arteries by a
decrease in...
- cationic,
anionic and non-ionic
bonds with
elastin, the main
constituent of
elastic fiber tissue.
Elastin has a
strong affinity for the iron-hematoxylin...
