"Mucins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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High molecular weight mucoproteins that protect the surface of EPITHELIAL CELLS by providing a barrier to particulate matter and microorganisms. Membrane-anchored mucins may have additional roles concerned with protein interactions at the cell surface.
| Descriptor ID |
D009077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.560.631
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucins" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of the SHREK Family of Proteins as Broad-Spectrum Host Antiviral Factors. Viruses. 2021 05 04; 13(5).
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Recent advances in otitis media. 4A. Molecular biology. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol Suppl. 2005 Jan; 194:42-9.
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Cell biology of tubotympanum in relation to pathogenesis of otitis media - a review. Vaccine. 2000 Dec 08; 19 Suppl 1:S17-25.
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State of differentiation affects the response of endometrial adenocarcinoma cells to retinoic acid. Anticancer Res. 1997 May-Jun; 17(3C):1973-83.
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Structure and chromosomal localization of the murine gene encoding GLYCAM 1. A mucin-like endothelial ligand for L selectin. J Biol Chem. 1993 Feb 25; 268(6):4525-9.