The mucosal tissues of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, reproductive, and urinary tracts, and
the surface of the eye present an enormous surface area to the exterior environment. All of …

Abstract Mucin 1 (MUC1) is a heterodimeric protein formed by two subunits that is aberrantly
overexpressed in human breast cancer and other cancers. Historically, much of the early …

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

E-cadherin protein plays a key role in the establishment and maintenance of adherent
junctions. Recent evidence implicates the transcription factor Snail in the blockage of E …

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 …

MUC1 is a large, transmembrane mucin glycoprotein expressed at the apical surface of a
variety of reproductive tract epithelia. Functions attributed to MUC1 include those generally …

Mucins are large multifunctional glycoproteins whose primary functions are to protect and
lubricate the surfaces of epithelial tissues lining ducts and lumens within the human body …

Airway mucus constitutes a thin layer of airway surface liquid with component
macromolecules that covers the luminal surface of the respiratory tract. The major function of …

The epithelial mucin, MUC 1, of milk, mammary gland and other tissues Page 1 Biochimica et
Biophysics Acta 1241 (19951407-424 et Biophysics &ta The epithelial mucin, MUC 1, of milk …

Searching for early predictive markers of the therapeutic effects of high-dose corticosteroids
(“pulse therapy”) on patients with rapidly progressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), we …