Macromolecular organization of saliva: Identification of 'insoluble' MUC5b assemblies and non-mucin proteins in the gel phase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 351, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 421-428

  Wickstrom, C ^a   Christersson, C ^a   Davles, J R ^a   Carlstedt, I ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gel matrix; Lactoferrin; Lysozyme; MUC7; Mucins

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; APOPROTEIN; CESIUM CHLORIDE; GUANIDINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR SIZE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REDUCTION; SALIVA; SOLUBILITY;

AGGLUTININS; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTOFERRIN; MUCINS; MURAMIDASE; PAROTID GLAND; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SECRETORY COMPONENT;

EID: 0034667658     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3510421     Document Type: Article

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