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Comparison of the Transmembrane Mucins MUC1 and MUC16 in Epithelial Barrier Function

Membrane-anchored mucins are present in the apical surface glycocalyx of mucosal epithelial cells, each mucosal epithelium having at least two of the mucins. The mucins have been ascribed barrier functions, but direct comparisons of their functions within the same epithelium have not been done. In a...

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Autores principales: Gipson, Ilene K., Spurr-Michaud, Sandra, Tisdale, Ann, Menon, Balaraj B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072602/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24968021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100393