Abstract
Functions that potentially can be performed by secreted mucins have been analyzed by bioinformatics using the Motifscan and Eukaryotic Linear Motif (ELM) tools and STRING 9.0 interaction network. A number of potentially important motifs were discovered and possible functional partners of the secreted mucin glycoproteins were predicted. A new role of galactin-3 in physiological transformation of the intestinal mucus gel layers is proposed.
Keywords: Secreted mucins, galectin-3, bioinformatics.
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