Search Thermo Fisher Scientific
This gene encodes a small salivary mucin, which is thought to play a role in facilitating the clearance of bacteria in the oral cavity and to aid in mastication, speech, and swallowing. The central domain of this glycoprotein contains tandem repeats, each composed of 23 amino acids. This antimicrobial protein has antibacterial and antifungal activity. The most common allele contains 6 repeats, and some alleles may be associated with susceptibility to asthma. Alternatively spliced transcript variants with different 5' UTR, but encoding the same protein, have been found for this gene.
仅用于科研。不用于诊断过程。未经明确授权不得转售。
蛋白别名: Apo-MG2; MUC-7; mucin 7, salivary; Mucin-7; Salivary mucin-7
基因别名: MG2; MUC7
UniProt ID: (Human) Q8TAX7
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 4589