MUC7, Official Symbol MUC7provided by HGNC Official Full Name mucin 7, secretedprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7518 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000171195 MIM:158375; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7518 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 MG2 Summary This gene encodes a small salivary mucin, which is thought to play a role in facilitating the clearance of bacteria in the oral cavity and to aid in mastication, speech, and swallowing. The central domain of this glycoprotein contains tandem repeats, each composed of 23 amino acids. This antimicrobial protein has antibacterial and antifungal activity. The most common allele contains 6 repeats, and some alleles may be associated with susceptibility to asthma. Alternatively spliced transcript variants with different 5' UTR, but encoding the same protein, have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014] Expression Restricted expression toward salivary gland (RPKM 5748.3) See more Orthologs mouse all