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Mucin Secretion

Mucin Secretion is a biological process in which specialized epithelial cells synthesize and release mucin glycoproteins, the primary structural components of mucus, to maintain airway surface hydration and facilitate pathogen trapping within the mucociliary clearance system.

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The two mucus layers of colon are organized by the MUC2 mucin, whereas the outer layer is a legislator of host–microbial interactions

Malin Johansson, Jessica M. Holmén Larsson, Gunnar C. Hansson · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 1.4K citations

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Mucin structure, aggregation, physiological functions and biomedical applications

Rama Bansil, Bradley S. Turner · Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science · 2006 · 1.1K citations

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Colorectal Cancer in Mice Genetically Deficient in the Mucin Muc2

Anna Velcich, Wancai Yang, Joerg Heyer et al. · Science · 2002 · 922 citations

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Probiotics inhibit enteropathogenic<i>E. coli</i>adherence in vitro by inducing intestinal mucin gene expression

David R. Mack, Sonia Michail, Shu Wei et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology · 1999 · 816 citations · Full text

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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Faecalibacterium prausnitziiinfluence the production of mucus glycans and the development of goblet cells in the colonic epithelium of a gnotobiotic model rodent

Laura Wrzosek, Sylvie Miquel, Marie-Louise Noordine et al. · BMC Biology · 2013 · 802 citations · Full text

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  1. GC
    Gunnar C. Hansson

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    45 publications · 5.8K citations

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  2. CW
    C. William Davis

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    27 publications · 2.9K citations

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  3. DJ
    David J. Thornton

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    28 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. MJ
    Malin Johansson

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    26 publications · 4.5K citations

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  5. RC
    Richard C. Boucher

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    28 publications · 3.1K citations

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  1. Inserm

    Paris, France

    48 h-index

    469 publications

    33.6K citations

  2. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    47 h-index

    290 publications

    45.4K citations

  3. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    43 h-index

    255 publications

    28.7K citations

  4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    40 h-index

    346 publications

    37.2K citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    38 h-index

    236 publications

    18.2K citations

  6. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    104 publications

    6.9K citations

  7. Université de Lille

    Lille, France

    26 h-index

    95 publications

    9.8K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    26 h-index

    108 publications

    9.9K citations

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  1. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

    AJRCMB · 82 publications · 6.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 64 publications · 6.2K citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 108 publications · 5.1K citations

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