Mucin-5AC Antibody

Mucin-5AC is a gel-forming glycoprotein of gastric and respiratoy tract epithelia that protects the mucosa from infection and chemical damage by binding to inhaled microrganisms and particules that are subsequently removed by the mucocilary system. Mucin-5AC is highly expressed in surface mucosal cells of respiratory tract and stomach epithelia. Mucin-5AC is overexpressed in a number of carcinomas.