Published in

Polskie Towarzystwo Biochemiczne, Acta Biochimica Polonica, 4(47), p. 1067-1079, 2000

DOI: 10.18388/abp.2000_3960

Links

Tools

Export citation

Search in Google Scholar

Structure and biosynthesis of human salivary mucins

Journal article published in 2000 by A. Zalewska ORCID, K. Zwierz, K. Zółkowski, A. Gindzieński
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

Full text: Download

Red circle
Preprint: archiving forbidden
Red circle
Postprint: archiving forbidden
Red circle
Published version: archiving forbidden
Policy details
Data provided by SHERPA/RoMEO

Abstract

Human salivary glands secrete two types of mucins: oligomeric mucin (MG1) with molecular mass above 1 MDa and monomeric mucin (MG2) with molecular mass of 200-250 kDa. Monomers of MG1 and MG2 contain heavily O-glycosylated tandem repeats located at the central domain of the molecules. MG1 monomers are linked by disulfide bonds located at sparsely glycosylated N- and C-end. MG1 are synthesized by mucous cells and MG2 by the serous cells of human salivary glands.