Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q6W4X9
Entry Name:
MUC6_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Mucin-6 (MUC-6) (Gastric mucin-6)
Gene Names:
MUC6
Gene Names Primary:
MUC6
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
2439
Sequence:
MVQRWLLLSCCGALLSAGLANTSYTSPGLQRLKDSPQTAPDKGQCSTWGAGHFSTFDHHVYDFSGTCNYIFAATCKDAFPTFSVQLRRGPDGSISRIIVELGASVVTVSEAIISVKDIGVISLPYTSNGLQITPFGQSVRLVAKQLELELEVVWGPDSHLMVLVERKYMGQMCGLCGNFDGKVTNEFVSEEGKFLEPHKFAALQKLDDPGEICTFQDIPSTHVRQAQHARICTQLLTLVAPECSVSKEPFVLSCQADVAAAPQPGPQNSSCATLSEYSRQCSMVGQPVRRWRSPGLCSVGQCPANQVYQECGSACVKTCSNPQHSCSSSCTFGCFCPEGTVLNDLSNNHTCVPVTQCPCVLHGAMYAPGEVTIAACQTCRCTLGRWVCTERPCPGHCSLEGGSFVTTFDARPYRFHGTCTYILLQSPQLPEDGALMAVYDKSGVSHSETSLVAVVYLSRQDKIVISQDEVVTNNGEAKWLPYKTRNITVFRQTSTHLQMATSFGLELVVQLRPIFQAYVTVGPQFRGQTRGLCGNFNGDTTDDFTTSMGIAEGTASLFVDSWRAGNCPAALERETDPCSMSQLNKVCAETHCSMLLRTGTVFERCHATVNPAPFYKRCVYQACNYEETFPHICAALGDYVHACSLRGVLLWGWRSSVDNCTIPCTGNTTFSYNSQACERTCLSLSDRATECHHSAVPVDGCNCPDGTYLNQKGECVRKAQCPCILEGYKFILAEQSTVINGITCHCINGRLSCPQRPQMFLASCQAPKTFKSCSQSSENKFGAACAPTCQMLATGVACVPTKCEPGCVCAEGLYENADGQCVPPEECPCEFSGVSYPGGAELHTDCRTCSCSRGRWACQQGTHCPSTCTLYGEGHVITFDGQRFVFDGNCEYILATDVCGVNDSQPTFKILTENVICGNSGVTCSRAIKIFLGGLSVVLADRNYTVTGEEPHVQLGVTPGALSLVVDISIPGRYNLTLIWNRHMTILIRIARASQDPLCGLCGNFNGNMKDDFETRSRYVASSELELVNSWKESPLCGDVSFVTDPCSLNAFRRSWAERKCSVINSQTFATCHSKVYHLPYYEACVRDACGCDSGGDCECLCDAVAAYAQACLDKGVCVDWRTPAFCPIYCGFYNTHTQDGHGEYQYTQEANCTWHYQPCLCPSQPQSVPGSNIEGCYNCSQDEYFDHEEGVCVPCMPPTTPQPPTTPQLPTTGSRPTQVWPMTGTSTTIGLLSSTGPSPSSNHTPASPTQTPLLPATLTSSKPTASSGEPPRPTTAVTPQATSGLPPTATLRSTATKPTVTQATTRATASTASPATTSTAQSTTRTTMTLPTPATSGTSPTLPKSTNQELPGTTATQTTGPRPTPASTTGPTTPQPGQPTRPTATETTQTRTTTEYTTPQTPHTTHSPPTAGSPVPSTGPVTATSFHATTTYPTPSHPETTLPTHVPPFSTSLVTPSTHTVITPTHAQMATSASNHSAPTGTIPPPTTLKATGSTHTAPPITPTTSGTSQAHSSFSTNKTPTSLHSHTSSTHHPEVTPTSTTTITPNPTSTRTRTPVAHTNSATSSRPPPPFTTHSPPTGSSPFSSTGPMTATSFKTTTTYPTPSHPQTTLPTHVPPFSTSLVTPSTHTVITPTHAQMATSASIHSMPTGTIPPPTTLKATGSTHTAPTMTLTTSGTSQALSSLNTAKTSTSLHSHTSSTHHAEATSTSTTNITPNPTSTGTPPMTVTTSGTSQSRSSFSTAKTSTSLHSHTSSTHHPEVTSTSTTSITPNHTSTGTRTPVAHTTSATSSRLPTPFTTHSPPTGTTPISSTGPVTATSFQTTTTYPTPSHPHTTLPTHVPSFSTSLVTPSTHTVIIPTHTQMATSASIHSMPTGTIPPPTTIKATGSTHTAPPMTPTTSGTSQSPSSFSTAKTSTSLPYHTSSTHHPEVTPTSTTNITPKHTSTGTRTPVAHTTSASSSRLPTPFTTHSPPTGSSPFSSTGPMTATSFQTTTTYPTPSHPQTTLPTHVPPFSTSLVTPSTHTVIITTHTQMATSASIHSTPTGTVPPPTTLKATGSTHTAPPMTVTTSGTSQTHSSFSTATASSSFISSSSWLPQNSSSRPPSSPITTQLPHLSSATTPVSTTNQLSSSFSPSPSAPSTVSSYVPSSHSSPQTSSPSVGTSSSFVSAPVHSTTLSSGSHSSLSTHPTTASVSASPLFPSSPAASTTIRATLPHTISSPFTLSALLPISTVTVSPTPSSHLASSTIAFPSTPRTTASTHTAPAFSSQSTTSRSTSLTTRVPTSGFVSLTSGVTGIPTSPVTNLTTRHPGPTLSPTTRFLTSSLTAHGSTPASAPVSSLGTPTPTSPGVCSVREQQEEITFKGCMANVTVTRCEGACISAASFNIITQQVDARCSCCRPLHSYEQQLELPCPDPSTPGRRLVLTLQVFSHCVCSSVACGD
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Secreted.

Function

Function:
May provide a mechanism for modulation of the composition of the protective mucus layer related to acid secretion or the presence of bacteria and noxious agents in the lumen. Plays an important role in the cytoprotection of epithelial surfaces and are used as tumor markers in a variety of cancers. May play a role in epithelial organogenesis.
Gene Ontology Go:
extracellular region
Golgi lumen
extracellular matrix structural constituent
cellular protein metabolic process
maintenance of gastrointestinal epithelium
O-glycan processing
post-translational protein modification
protein O-linked glycosylation
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
cellular protein metabolic process
maintenance of gastrointestinal epithelium
O-glycan processing
post-translational protein modification
protein O-linked glycosylation
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
extracellular matrix structural constituent
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
extracellular region
Golgi lumen
Keywords:
Complete proteome
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Repeat
Secreted
Signal

Publication

PubMed ID:
16554811 15081123 7680650 14702039 9195947 9422745 10209489 10330458 11988092 15280409 15979574