Biosynthesis of the polymeric gel-forming mucin MUC5B

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 310, Issue 10, 2016, Pages L993-L1002

  Ridley, Caroline ^a,b   Kirkham, Sara ^a,b   Williamson, Sally J ^a,b   William Davis, C ^c   Woodman, Philip ^b   Thornton, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Goblet cell; Mucin; Mucus; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MUCIN 5B; POLYMER; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR; MUC5B PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL POPULATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISULFIDE BOND; ELECTROPHORESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOTOPE LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM; SECRETION (PROCESS);

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; MUCIN-5B; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEOLYSIS;

EID: 84984633840     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00046.2016     Document Type: Article

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