Human gastrointestinal tract mucins encoded by the MUC gene family

• Authors: A. Paszkiewicz-Gadek , H. Porowska
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Epithelial mucins, MUC gene products, are widely expressed in human organs such as airwais, the urogenital and gastrointestinal tracts, and the eyes. MUC-type mucins have very large sizes and comlex structures with very extensive O-glycosylation and are regarded as protective molecules. The aim of this review is to discuss mucin glycoproteins structure, biosynthesis and functions in normal and pathologicaly altered epithelial mucosa of human gastrointestinal tract.

Keywords

EN

BIOSYNTHESIS; EPITHELIAL MUCIN; FUNCTION; MUC GENE; STRUCTURE

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
• Year: 2000
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 183-198

Contributors

author

A. Paszkiewicz-Gadek

author

H. Porowska

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: A. Paszkiewicz-Gadek, Zaklad Chemii Ogolnej i Organicznej AM, ul.Mickiewicza 2a, 15-230 Bialystok, Poland