| Protein Name | mucin 2, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming |
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| Organism | Rattus norvegicus |
| Gene ID | 24572 |
| Gene Symbol | Muc2 |
| UniProt | - |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
65
Total Number of Articles : 52 |
Description |
mucin 2, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming |
| Gene Summary |
Enables identical protein binding activity. Involved in several processes, including cellular response to tumor necrosis factor; response to bacterium; and response to vitamin A. Located in mucus layer. Used to study colitis; intestinal disease; and pneumonia. Biomarker of several diseases, including colitis (multiple); colon cancer; liver cirrhosis; mucositis; and perinatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in asthma. Orthologous to human MUC2 (mucin 2, oligomeric mucus/gel-forming). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025] |
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