SMUC Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

-20°C

form 

buffered aqueous solution

biological source

mouse

Safety Information

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

SMUC Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Mucin 2, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming (MUC2) is encoded by the gene mapped within 400kb on human chromosome 11p15.5. The encoded protein has a molecular mass of ~550kDa and is expressed at high levels in the intestine and at lower levels in the respiratory tree. Mucin is a key component of mucus and it consists of one partial von Willebrand domain (vWD) at N- terminal and two complete domains including CysD domain and two proline, threonine and serine (PTS) domains that become densely O-glycosylated to form the prolonged mucin domains.

Biological Activity

This gene encodes a member of the mucin protein family. Mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins produced by many epithelial tissues. The protein encoded by this gene is secreted and forms an insoluble mucous barrier th at protects the gut lumen. The protein polymerizes into a gel of which 80% is composed of oligosaccharide side chains by weight. The protein features a central domain containing tandem repeats rich in threonine and proline th at varies between 50 and 115 copies in different individuals. Alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but their full-length nature is not known. (provided by RefSeq)