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ArticleScientific reports2018

Mucin gel assembly is controlled by a collective action of non-mucin proteins, disulfide bridges, Ca

Oliver W Meldrum, Gleb E Yakubov, Mauricio R Bonilla, Omkar Deshmukh, Michael A McGuckin, Michael J Gidley

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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61citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 123 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Mussel-inspired cross-linking mechanisms enhance gelation and adhesion of multifunctional mucin-derived hydrogels.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Oliver W MeldrumARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Qld, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3442-2151
Gleb E YakubovARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Qld, Australia. gleb.yakubov@uq.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-5420-9422
Mauricio R BonillaARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Qld, Australia.
Omkar DeshmukhSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Qld, Australia.
Michael A McGuckinChronic Disease Biology and Care Program, Mater Research Institute - The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia.
Michael J GidleyARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072, Qld, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8372-4527
The University of Queensland · AUTranslational Research Institute · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucus is characterized by multiple levels of assembly at different length scales which result in a unique set of rheological (flow) and mechanical properties. These physical properties determine its biological function as a highly selective barrier for transport of water and nutrients, while blocking penetration of pathogens and foreign particles. Altered integrity of the mucus layer in the small intestine has been associated with a number of gastrointestinal tract pathologies such as Crohn's disease and cystic fibrosis. In this work, we uncover an intricate hierarchy of intestinal mucin (Muc2) assembly and show how complex rheological properties emerge from synergistic interactions between mucin glycoproteins, non-mucin proteins, and Ca

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DisulfidesHydrogen BondingCalciumChemical PhenomenaGelsMucinsProteinsCalciumDisulfidesGelsMucinsProteins

Identifiers

PMID29643478
PMCPMC5895598
OpenAlexW2802307608

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