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... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Mucoproteins > Mucins > Gastric Mucins > Mucin 5AC
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Mucoproteins > Mucins > Gastric Mucins > Mucin 5AC

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Mucin 5AC  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Mucin 5A
  • Mucin 5C

Scope note

  • A gel-forming mucin that is primarily found on the surface of gastric epithelium and in the RESPIRATORY TRACT. Mucin 5AC was originally identified as two distinct proteins, however a single gene encodes the protein which gives rise to the mucin 5A and mucin 5C variants.

History note

  • 2009(1997)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055271

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