An understanding of the basic structure, viscoelastic properties and interactions of mucin
glycoproteins is of considerable interest to food science because of the important protective …

Mucins are the main structural components of mucus that create a selective protective
barrier for epithelial surface and also execute wide range of other physiological functions …

MUC1 is a large, heavily glycosylated mucin expressed on the apical surfaces of most
simple, secretory epithelia including the mammary gland, gastrointestinal, respiratory …

Mucus, the slimy, viscous secretion that covers epithelial surfaces throughout the body,
contains water, salts, immunoglobulins, secreted proteins, and mucin. Mucus ecretions are …

Mucin-type linkages (GalNAcα1-O-Ser/Thr) are initiated by a family of glycosyltransferases
known as the UDP-N-acetylgalactosamine: polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferases …

Introduction 3. Human Mucin Genes 3.1. Gel forming mucins 3.1. 1. MUC2 3.1. 2. MUC5B
3.1. 3. MUC5AC 3.1. 4. MUC6 3.1. 5. Mucus network 3.2. Soluble mucin, MUC7 3.2. 1 …

The intrinsic viscosity of biological macromolecules. Progress in measurement, interpretation
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Based on important cell-biological and biochemical results concerning the structural
difference between membrane glycoproteins of normal epithelial cells and epithelial tumour …

The term “mucin” has changed its meaning over the last decades prompted by the
impressive progress made in the field of glycobiology. Up to the 1970s researchers …

Episialin (MUC1, PEM, EMA, CA15-3 antigen) is a sialylated, membrane-associated
glycoprotein with an extended mucin-like ectodomain. This domain mainly consists of 30-90 …