"Mucins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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High molecular weight mucoproteins that protect the surface of EPITHELIAL CELLS by providing a barrier to particulate matter and microorganisms. Membrane-anchored mucins may have additional roles concerned with protein interactions at the cell surface.
| Descriptor ID |
D009077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.560.631
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucins" by people in Profiles.
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Streptococcus gordonii Poised for Glycan Feeding through a MUC5B-Discriminating, Lipoteichoic Acid-Mediated Outside-In Signaling Circuit. J Bacteriol. 2022 06 21; 204(6):e0011822.
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Endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Dermatolog Treat. 2022 Jun; 33(4):2182-2191.
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Endocrine Mucin-Producing Sweat Gland Carcinoma of the Eyelid With Locoregional Metastasis to the Parotid Gland. Dermatol Surg. 2020 08; 46(8):1116-1118.
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A core microbiome associated with the peritoneal tumors of pseudomyxoma peritonei. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2013 Jul 12; 8:105.
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Clinical implications of mucinous nonneoplastic cysts of the pancreas. Pancreas. 2012 Apr; 41(3):441-6.
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VAMP8 is a vesicle SNARE that regulates mucin secretion in airway goblet cells. J Physiol. 2012 Feb 01; 590(3):545-62.
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Stasis mucinosis. J Cutan Pathol. 2010 Sep; 37(9):1024; author reply 1025.
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Oral premalignant lesions induce immune reactivity to both premalignant oral lesions and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2007 Jul; 56(7):1077-86.
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Presence of surfactant lamellar bodies in normal and diseased sinus mucosa. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2005; 67(4):199-202.
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The effect of dexamethasone on human mucin 1 expression and antibody-dependent complement sensitivity in a prostate cancer cell line in vitro and in vivo. Immunology. 2004 Mar; 111(3):291-7.