Table 1. Tissue distribution of mucins.

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Mucin	Distribution	References
Secreted gel forming
MUC2	Small intestine, colon, respiratory tract, eye, middle ear epithelium	231, 232, 233, 234 and 235231–235
MUC5AC	Respiratory tract, stomach, cervix, eye, middle ear epithelium	235, 236, 237, 238 and 239235–239
MUC5B	Respiratory tract, salivary glands, cervix, gallbladder, seminal fluid, middle ear epithelium	235, 236, 240, 241, 242, 243 and 244235,236,240–244
MUC6	Stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, pancreas, seminal fluid, cervix, middle ear epithelium	235, 243, 245, 246 and 247235,243,245–247
MUC19	Sublingual gland, submandibular gland, respiratory tract, eye, middle ear epithelium	16, 235 and 24816,235,248
Secreted non-gel forming (monomeric)
MUC7	Salivary glands, respiratory tract, middle ear epithelium	235, 249 and 250235,249,250
Cell surface
MUC1	Stomach, breast, gallbladder, cervix, pancreas, respiratory tract, duodenum, colon, kidney, eye, B cells, T cells, dendritic cells, middle ear epithelium	235, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255 and 256235,251–256
MUC3A/B	Small intestine, colon, gall bladder, duodenum, middle ear epithelium	235, 243, 257 and 258235,243,257,258
MUC4	Respiratory tract, colon, stomach, cervix, eye, middle ear epithelium	235, 255, 259, 260 and 261235,255,259–261
MUC12	Colon, small intestine, stomach, pancreas, lung, kidney, prostate, uterus	32, 26232,262
MUC13	Colon, small intestine, trachea, kidney, appendix, stomach, middle ear epithelium	35, 235 and 26235,235,262
MUC15	spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon, peripheral blood leukocyte, bone marrow, lymph node, tonsil, breast, fetal liver, lungs, middle ear epithelium	235, 263235,263
MUC16	Peritoneal mesothelium, reproductive tract, respiratory tract, eye, middle ear epithelium	235, 264, 265, 266 and 267235,264–267
MUC17	Small intestine, colon, duodenum, stomach, middle ear epithelium	235, 268235,268
MUC20	Kidney, placenta, colon, lung, prostate, liver, middle ear epithelium	235, 269235,269