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Mucins (/ˈmjuːsɪn/) are a
family of high
molecular weight,
heavily glycosylated proteins (glycoconjugates)
produced by
epithelial tissues in most animals...
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Mucin-16 (MUC-16) also
known as
Ovarian cancer-related
tumor marker CA125 is a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the MUC16 gene. MUC-16 is a member...
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epithelial cells that
secrete gel-forming
mucins, like
mucin 2 in the
lower gastrointestinal tract, and
mucin 5AC in the
respiratory tract. The goblet...
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Mucin-5AC (MUC-5AC) is a
protein that is
encoded by the MUC5AC gene in humans. MUC-5AC is a
large gel-forming glycoprotein. In the
respiratory tract,...
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Mucin-4 (MUC-4) is a
mucin protein that in
humans is
encoded by the MUC4 gene. Like
other mucins, MUC-4 is a high-molecular
weight glycoprotein. The major...
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immunoglobulins (especially IgA), and
glycoproteins such as
lactoferrin and
mucins,
which are
produced by
goblet cells in the
mucous membranes and submucosal...
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Mucin-1 (MUC-1) is a
heterodimer transmembrane protein of the
mucin family encoded in
humans by the MUC1 gene. It is
cleaved into two chains:
mucin-1...
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muciniphila is a
human intestinal symbiont,
isolated from
human ****. It is a
mucin-degrading
bacterium belonging to the
genus Akkermansia,
discovered in 2004...
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mucin-rich type and
goblet cell-rich type. A
mucin-poor type with
eosinophilic cytoplasm,
which is rare, was
previously described. However, the
mucin...
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member of the
mucin protein family. The
protein encoded by this gene, also
called mucin 2, is
secreted onto
mucosal surfaces.
Mucin 2 is particularly...
