"Selectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Transmembrane proteins consisting of a lectin-like domain, an epidermal growth factor-like domain, and a variable number of domains that are homologous to complement regulatory proteins. They are important cell adhesion molecules which help LEUKOCYTES attach to VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM.
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D019087
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.550.200.700 D12.776.503.843 D12.776.543.550.200.700 D23.050.301.350.700
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Selectins" by people in Profiles.
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Bime C, Pouladi N, Sammani S, Batai K, Casanova N, Zhou T, Kempf CL, Sun X, Camp SM, Wang T, Kittles RA, Lussier YA, Jones TK, Reilly JP, Meyer NJ, Christie JD, Karnes JH, Gonzalez-Garay M, Christiani DC, Yates CR, Wurfel MM, Meduri GU, Garcia JGN. Genome-Wide Association Study in African Americans with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Identifies the Selectin P Ligand Gene as a Risk Factor. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 06 01; 197(11):1421-1432.
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Langer R, Wang M, Stepkowski SM, Hancock WW, Han R, Li P, Feng L, Kirken RA, Berens KL, Dupre B, Podder H, Dixon RA, Kahan BD. Selectin inhibitor bimosiamose prolongs survival of kidney allografts by reduction in intragraft production of cytokines and chemokines. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2004 Nov; 15(11):2893-901.