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Preferred term

Trefoil Factor-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A 106 amino acid (12 kDa) trefoil factor that contains two trefoil domains and associates with MUCIN-6. It is expressed in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT by cells of BRUNNER GLANDS; PYLORIC GLANDS and mucous neck cells. It inhibits GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY and GASTRIC ACID secretion and may help maintain the structural integrity of gastric mucus.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • TFF2 Peptide
  • TFF2 Protein

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LW4H34PC-X

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