Mucin genes and the proteins they encode: structure, diversity, and regulation.

doi:10.1165/ajrcmb/7.6.557

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Mucin genes and the proteins they encode: structure, diversity, and regulation.

American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 1992

Gum J R

Abstract excerpt

Mucins are the structural components of the mucus gels that protect the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and reproductive tracts. These polydisperse glycoproteins (250,000 to 20,000,000 D) are approximately 80% carbohydrate on a mass basis and have a high intrinsic viscosity due to their large size...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Gene Expression
Genetic Variation
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Mucins

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