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Preferred term

Trefoil Factor-3  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A 59 amino acid (6.6 kDa) trefoil factor that contains a single trefoil domain. It is expressed in all tissues with MUCOUS MEMBRANES, including GOBLET CELLS of the SMALL INTESTINE and LARGE INTESTINE. It associates with MUCIN-2 in the small intestine and may regulate epithelial CELL MIGRATION and WOUND HEALING.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Intestinal Trefoil Factor
  • TFF3 Peptide
  • TFF3 Protein

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SF7DF10L-4

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