Mucin-17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MUC17 gene.[3][4]

MUC17
Identifiers
AliasesMUC17, MUC3, MUC-17, MUC-3, mucin 17, cell surface associated
External IDsOMIM: 608424; HomoloGene: 134646; GeneCards: MUC17; OMA:MUC17 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001004430
NM_001040105

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_001035194

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Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 101.02 – 101.06 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
Wikidata
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Membrane mucins, such as MUC17, function in epithelial cells to provide cytoprotection, maintain luminal structure, provide signal transduction, and confer antiadhesive properties upon cancer cells that lose their apical/basal polarization.[supplied by OMIM][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000169876Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ Gum JR Jr; Crawley SC; Hicks JW; Szymkowski DE; Kim YS (Feb 2002). "MUC17, a novel membrane-tethered mucin". Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 291 (3): 466–475. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2002.6475. PMID 11855812.
  4. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: MUC17 mucin 17, cell surface associated".

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