"Trefoil Factor-3" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A 59 amino acid (6.6 kDa) trefoil factor that contains a single trefoil domain. It is expressed in all tissues with MUCOUS MEMBRANES, including GOBLET CELLS of the SMALL INTESTINE and LARGE INTESTINE. It associates with MUCIN-2 in the small intestine and may regulate epithelial CELL MIGRATION and WOUND HEALING.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071165
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.937.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Trefoil Factor-3- Trefoil Factor-3
- Trefoil Factor 3
- TFF3 Peptide
- Intestinal Trefoil Factor
- Trefoil Factor, Intestinal
- TFF3 Protein
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Trefoil Factor-3" by people in Profiles.
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Bombesin Preserves Goblet Cell Resistin-Like Molecule ß During Parenteral Nutrition but Not Other Goblet Cell Products. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 09; 40(7):1042-9.
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Trefoil factor 3 stimulates human and rodent pancreatic islet beta-cell replication with retention of function. Mol Endocrinol. 2008 May; 22(5):1251-9.
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Animal models of inflammatory bowel disease. J Gastroenterol. 2002; 37(6):409-17.
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Trefoil peptides in airway epithelium: an important addition to the plethora of peptides. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2001 Oct; 25(4):401-4.