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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Mucins (/ˈmjuːsɪn/) are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins (glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most animals...
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are two known forms of medullary cystic kidney disease, mucin-1 kidney disease 1 (MKD1) and mucin-2 kidney disease/uromodulin kidney disease (MKD2). A third...
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Mucin short variant S1, also called polymorphic epithelial mucin (PEM) or epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), is a mucin encoded by the MUC1 gene in humans...
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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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Bovine submaxillary mucin (BSM) coatings are a surface treatment provided to biomaterials intended to reduce the growth of disadvantageous bacteria and...
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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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the center). Invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast assayed with anti Mucin 1 antibody. Invasive ductal carcinoma, with occasional entrapped normal ducts...
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a 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...
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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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