黏液素
黏液素(英语:Mucins,或简称黏素)是一类高分子量蛋白家族,且高度糖基化(属于糖缀合物),在大部分后生动物的上皮组织中都有表达。[1]黏液素的特色是它可以构成胶状物;因此在体内分泌的胶状分泌物中扮演重要角色,如:可以润滑、协助细胞传讯,及构筑化学障壁[1],通常扮演身体屏障的角色。[1]
一些黏液素参与调控生物组织的矿化,如软体动物中珍珠母的形成[2],棘皮动物的钙化[3],以及脊椎动物中骨骼的形成[4]。黏液素也通过与病原体结合来参与免疫反应,此外,过表达的黏液素蛋白,如MUC1,也与多种癌症相关[5]。
基因
通过cDNA克隆发现了至少19个人类黏素基因——MUC1、MUC2、MUC3A、MUC3B、MUC4、MUC5AC、MUC5B、MUC6、MUC7、MUC8、MUC12、MUC13、MUC15、MUC16、MUC17、MUC19和MUC20[6]。
另见
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