Identification, diversity and domain structure analysis of mucin and mucin-like genes in sea anemone Actinia tenebrosa

Background Mucins are part of the glycoprotein family and the main proteinaceous component of mucus. The sea anemone species, Actinia tenebrosa (Phylum Cnidaria) produce large amounts of mucus, which have not been studied in detail. Furthermore, there has only been limited investigation of mucin gen...

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Main Author: Alaa Haridi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2022-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/13292.pdf