Crossword clues for mucin
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mucedin \Mu*ce"din\, n. [From Mucus.] (Bot. Chem.) A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also mucin.
Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus
WordNet
n. a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
Wikipedia
Mucins are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins ( glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most organisms of Kingdom Animalia. Mucins' key characteristic is their ability to form gels; therefore they are a key component in most gel-like secretions, serving functions from lubrication to cell signalling to forming chemical barriers. They often take an inhibitory role. Some mucins are associated with controlling mineralization, including nacre formation in mollusks, calcification in echinoderms and bone formation in vertebrates. They bind to pathogens as part of the immune system. Overexpression of the mucin proteins, especially MUC1, is associated with many types of cancer.
Although some mucins are membrane-bound due to the presence of a hydrophobic membrane-spanning domain that favors retention in the plasma membrane, most mucins are secreted as principal components of mucus by mucous membranes or are secreted to become a component of saliva.
Mučín is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia.
Usage examples of "mucin".
Its fiber contents are semifluid and can be forced out as muscle plasma by pressure, leaving a residue of sarcolemma, connective tissue, keratin, mucin, nuclein, and so on.
The mucin is created by the goblet cells of the conjunctiva while the phospholipids are produced by the meibomian glands.
Its fiber contents are semifluid and can be forced out as muscle plasma by pressure, leaving a residue of sarcolemma, connective tissue, keratin, mucin, nuclein, and so on.