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    Mucin-7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC7 gene. In animals, the MUC7 gene is found in most placental mammals, but not marsupials. Humans...
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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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    found in Pygmies, Hadza and five Sandawe in 2012. From an analysis of Mucin 7, a highly divergent haplotype that has an estimated coalescence time with...
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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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    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-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-17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC17 gene. Membrane mucins, such as MUC17, function in epithelial cells to provide cytoprotection...
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    Mucin-5B (MUC-5B) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC5B gene and by the Muc5b gene in the mouse. It is one of the five gel-forming mucins...
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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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  • Thumbnail for Bovine submaxillary mucin coatings
    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-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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    unclear, though they may be of endodermal origin, which would explain the mucin-producing, ciliated cell type. These cysts can be surgically resected, and...
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  • mucin; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective muciniphila, mucin-loving)...
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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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    Mucin 6, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming, also known as MUC6, is a human gene encoding a protein of the same name. MUC6, along with MUC2, MUC5AC, and MUC5B...
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    other pests. The mucin is an approximately four-percent aqueous solution of an acidic polysaccharide, with a pH of around 4. The mucin secretions of Drosera...
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    Mucin 3A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC3A gene. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000169894 – Ensembl, May 2017 GRCm38: Ensembl release...
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    essential nutrients that help maintain mucous membranes. Alkaline mucus Mucin Mucociliary clearance Mucocutaneous boundary Mucosal immunology Mucosal-associated...
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    and pre-emptive surgery.[medical citation needed] IPMNs are lined with mucin-secreting columnar epithelium. In most cases, IPMNs are diagnosed based...
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    water, artificial salivas (mucin-based, carboxymethylcellulose-based), and other substances (milk, vegetable oil): Mucin Spray: 4 Trials have been completed...
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    Mucin-20 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC20 gene. ENSG00000281630, ENSG00000277753, ENSG00000275501, ENSG00000275430, ENSG00000276583...
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    rings. They contain a large amount of mucin, which pushes the nucleus to the cell periphery. The pool of mucin in a signet ring cell mimics the appearance...
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    shrinkage of mucin during tissue fixation and staining. Central necrosis with eosinophilic, granular features may be also present, as well as mucin. The heavy...
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    (SRCC) is a rare form of highly malignant adenocarcinoma that produces mucin. It is an epithelial malignancy characterized by the histologic appearance...
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    mucin or gelatinous ascites. The tumors cause fibrosis of tissues and impede digestion or organ function, and if left untreated, the tumors and mucin...
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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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    the left colon and rectum) Other findings include basal plasmacytosis and mucin depletion. Histopathology findings generally associated with active colitis...
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    and glucose, whereas in mucous secretions, the main protein secreted is mucin, which acts as a lubricant. In humans, 1200 to 1500 ml of saliva are produced...
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