Trefoil Factor-2 [faktor TFF2]

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Terms

trefoil faktor 2

 

TFF2 Peptide
TFF2 Protein

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.

DUI
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CUI
M000613342
History note
2017 (1992)
Public note
2017; TREFOIL FACTOR-2 was indexed under PEPTIDES 2005-2016; under MUCINS 1992-2005; under MUSCLE PROTEINS 1992-2005; and under GROWTH SUBSTANCES 1992-2003

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