"Tenascin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Hexameric extracellular matrix glycoprotein transiently expressed in many developing organs and often re-expressed in tumors. It is present in the central and peripheral nervous systems as well as in smooth muscle and tendons. (From Kreis & Vale, Guidebook to the Extracellular Matrix and Adhesion Proteins, 1993, p93)
| Descriptor ID |
D019063
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.860.300.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Tenascin- Tenascin
- Hexabrachion
- Tenascin-C
- Tenascin C
- Cytotactin
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tenascin" by people in Profiles.
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Identification of a New Susceptibility Locus for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus on Chromosome 12 in Individuals of European Ancestry. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2016 Jan; 68(1):174-83.
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Tumor-derived tenascin-C promotes the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer cells. Anticancer Res. 2013 May; 33(5):1927-34.