MUC17, Official Symbol MUC17provided by HGNC Official Full Name mucin 17, cell surface associatedprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:16800 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000169876 MIM:608424; AllianceGenome:HGNC:16800 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as MUC3; MUC-3; MUC-17 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a membrane-bound mucin that provides protection to gut epithelial cells. The encoded protein contains about 60 tandem repeats, with each repeat being around 60 aa. N-glycosylation enables the encoded protein to localize on the cell surface, while the C-terminus interacts with the scaffold protein PDZ domain containing 1 (PDZK1). Two transcript variants, one protein-coding and the other non-protein coding, have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015] Expression Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 22.6), duodenum (RPKM 12.5) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all