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Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein: biology and clinical relevance.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Oct 2003
Serafini-Cessi Franca, Malagolini Nadia, Cavallone Daniela
Abstract excerpt
Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THP) is the most abundant urinary protein in mammals. Urinary excretion occurs by proteolytic cleavage of the large ectodomain of the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-anchored counterpart exposed at the luminal cell surface of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop. We describe the physical-chemical structure of human THP and its biosynthesis and interaction with other proteins and...
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