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MUCIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mucin mean?
• MUCIN (noun)
The noun MUCIN has 1 sense:
1. a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
Familiarity information: MUCIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("mucin" is a kind of...):
glycoprotein (a conjugated protein having a carbohydrate component)
Holonyms ("mucin" is a substance of...):
mucous secretion; mucus (protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium)
Derivation:
mucinous (relating to or containing mucin)
Context examples
An optimized small peptide drug candidate targeting epithelial mucin (MUC1) with antineoplastic activity.
(MUC1-targeted Peptide GO-203-2C, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic and histochemical finding indicating depletion of mucin in the glands.
(Mucin Depletion, NCI Thesaurus)
Tandem repeats characterize the core mucin protein, apomucin; variation of the protein derives from variation in the number of expressed repeats.
(Mucin Peptide MUC-1, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes mucin-1 protein, plays a role in both cellular defense by binding pathogens and in cell signaling.
(MUC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A cancer vaccine comprised of a synthetic peptide derived from the mucin 1 (MUC1) antigen with potential antineoplastic activity.
(MUC-1 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
It is characterized by the presence of small cells in the crypts that do not contain mucin.
(Colorectal Mucin Poor Hyperplastic Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
A murine and humanized monoclonal antibody that targets epitopes of epithelial glycoprotein mucin (MUC-1) on breast cancer surfaces.
(Monoclonal Antibody BrE-3, NCI Thesaurus)
A usually aggressive morphologic variant of acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland characterized by the presence of lakes of extracellular mucin.
(Acinar Prostate Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Mucin-1 (1255 aa, ~122 kDa) is encoded by the human MUC1 gene.
(Mucin-1, NCI Thesaurus)
Containing or resembling mucin, the main compound in mucus.
(Mucinous, NCI Dictionary)
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