黏液素

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Micrograph showing cells with prominent mucin-containing intracytoplasmic vacuoles. Pap stain.

黏液素英語(yǔ):Mucins,或簡(jiǎn)稱(chēng)黏素)是一類(lèi)高分子量蛋白家族,且高度糖基化(屬于糖綴合物),在大部分后生動(dòng)物上皮組織中都有表達(dá)[1] Mucins' key characteristic is their ability to form gels; therefore they are a key component in most gel-like secretions, serving functions from lubrication to cell signalling to forming chemical barriers.[1]。They often take an inhibitory role.[1] Some mucins are associated with controlling mineralization, including nacre formation in mollusks,[2] calcification in echinoderms[3] and bone formation in vertebrates.[4] They bind to pathogens as part of the immune system. Overexpression of the mucin proteins, especially MUC1, is associated with many types of cancer.[5]

Although some mucins are membrane-bound due to the presence of a hydrophobic membrane-spanning domain that favors retention in the plasma membrane, most mucins are secreted onto mucosal surfaces or secreted to become a component of saliva.

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基因

通過(guò)cDNA克隆發(fā)現(xiàn)了至少19個(gè)人類(lèi)黏素基因——MUC1、MUC2、MUC3A、MUC3BMUC4、MUC5ACMUC5BMUC6、MUC7、MUC8、MUC12、MUC13、MUC15、MUC16、MUC17、MUC19MUC20[6]。

主要分泌于呼吸道的黏素是MUC5AC和MUC5B,而MUC2主要分泌于小腸,在呼吸道中也有出現(xiàn)。

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 doi:10.1016/S0070-2153(07)80006-8
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  2. doi:10.1074/jbc.M003006200
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  3. doi:10.1080/713713622
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  4. RJ Midura, VC Hascall. Bone sialoprotein–a mucin in disguise?. Glycobiology. 1996, 6 (7): 677–81. doi:10.1093/glycob/6.7.677. PMID 8953277. 
  5. Niv Y. [http//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2703837/ MUC1 and colorectal cancer pathophysiology considerations]. World J. Gastroenterol.. April 2008, 14 (14): 2139–41. doi:10.3748/wjg.14.2139. PMID 18407586. PMC 2703837. 
  6. Perez-Vilar, J; Hill, RL. Mucin Family of Glycoproteins. Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry (Lennarz & Lane, EDs.). Oxford: Academic Press/Elsevier. 2004, 2: 758–764. 

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