Unpacking a gel-forming mucin: A view of MUC5B organization after granular release

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 298, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Kesimer, Mehmet ^a   Makhov, Alexander M ^a   Griffith, Jack D ^a   Verdugo, Pedro ^b   Sheehan, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Mucin granule; Mucus; Secretion

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 5B;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GEL; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCUS SECRETION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

GELS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCIN-5B; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SECRETORY VESICLES;

EID: 73549118533     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00194.2009     Document Type: Review

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