MP20, the second most abundant lens membrane protein and member of the tetraspanin superfamily, joins the list of ligands of galectin-3

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although MP20 is the second most highly expressed membrane protein in the lens its function remains an enigma. Putative functions for MP20 have recently been inferred from its assignment to the tetraspanin superfamily of integral mem...

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Main Authors: Donaldson Paul J, Jacobs Marc D, Grey Angus C, Gonen Tamir, Kistler Joerg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-08-01
Series:BMC Cell Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2121/2/17