Mucins as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in a fish-parasite model: transcriptional and functional analysis.

Mucins are O-glycosylated glycoproteins present on the apex of all wet-surfaced epithelia with a well-defined expression pattern, which is disrupted in response to a wide range of injuries or challenges. The aim of this study was to identify mucin gene sequences of gilthead sea bream (GSB), to deter...

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Main Authors: Jaume Pérez-Sánchez, Itziar Estensoro, María José Redondo, Josep Alvar Calduch-Giner, Sadasivam Kaushik, Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3680472?pdf=render