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Mucins are high-molecular-weight glycoproteins that are produced by various epithelial cells in most animals. Each mucin is composed of a unique and characteristic sequence of tandemly repeating amino acids rich in serine and/or threonine. This area becomes saturated with hundreds of O-linked oligosaccharides. N-linked oligosaccharides are also found on mucins, but in less abundant than O-linked sugars.
References

J.A. Voynow, B.M. Fischer,Mucins, Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Press, 2006,Pages 56-62, ISBN 9780123708793, Click here to redirect detail information.
Marin, F., Luquet, G., Marie, B., & Medakovic, D. (2008). Molluscan shell proteins: primary structure, origin, and evolution. Current topics in developmental biology, 80, 209–276. Click here to redirect detail information.

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