An inventory of mucin genes in the chicken genome shows that the mucin domain of Muc13 is encoded by multiple exons and that ovomucin is part of a locus of related gel-forming mucins
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mucins are large glycoproteins that cover epithelial surfaces of the body. All mucins contain at least one PTS domain, a region rich in proline, threonine and serine. Mucins are also characterized by von Willebrand D (VWD) domains or...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Genomics |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/7/197 |