MUC5AC

Full Name

Mucin 5AC, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming

Keywords

TBM; leB; MUC5; mucin; mucin-5AC; gastric mucin; lewis B blood group antigen; major airway glycoprotein; mucin 5, subtypes A and C, tracheobronchial/gastric; mucin 5AC, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming pseudogene; mucin-5 subtype AC, tracheobronchial; tracheobronchial mucin

Background

Gel-forming glycoprotein of gastric and respiratory tract epithelia that protects the mucosa from infection and chemical damage by binding to inhaled microorganisms and particles that are subsequently removed by the mucociliary system