Mucins

Mucins () are a family of high molecular weight, heavily glycosylated proteins (glycoconjugates) produced by epithelial tissues in most animals. Mucins are distinguished between membrane-bound mucins, forming the glycocalyx, or secreted mucins, forming mucus-gels. These mucus gels cover the wet epithelium, serving functions from lubrication (as seen e.g. in the eyes), to physico-chemical barrier formation, protecting against foreign particles and pathogens as seen in e.g. the lungs or intestine. Next to their physical properties, gel-forming and transmembrane mucins alike are also involved in

human protein (annotated by UniProtKB/TrEMBL A0A087WTR1)

PDPN, i.e., podoplanin, is a small glycoprotein located on the surface membranes of various cell types. While termed PDPN in humans, it is often named: a) OTS-8, gp38, aggrus, antigen PA2.26, or RANDAM-2 (i.e., retinoic acid-induced neuronal differentiated-associated molecule-2) in mice; b) T1α protein or E11 antigen in rats; c) aggrus or gp40 in canines; and d) aggrus in hamsters and cows. Human PDPN is encoded by the PDPN gene located on the "p", i.e., short, arm of chromosome 1, region 3, band 1 (location notated as 1p36.21; see Gene nomenclature). This gene directs the formation of PDPN me

Leukosialin also known as sialophorin or CD43 (cluster of differentiation 43) is a transmembrane cell surface protein that in humans is encoded by the SPN (sialophorin) gene.

Sialomucin core protein 24 also known as endolyn or CD164 (cluster of differentiation 164) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CD164 gene. CD164 functions as a cell adhesion molecule.

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens