Vitronectin also known as VTN is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VTN gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the pexin family. Vitronectin is an abundant glycoprotein found in serum and the extracellular matrix and promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complem...
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<protein> Serum protein (70 kD) also called serum spreading factor from its activity in promoting adhesion and spreading of tissue cells in culture. Contains the cell binding sequence Arg Gly Asp (RGD) first found in fibronectin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(vit″ro-nek´tin) a multifunctional adhesive glycoprotein found in serum and various tissues. Its functions include regulation of the coagulation, fibrinolytic, and complement cascades, and it plays a role in hemostasis, wound healing, tissue remodeling, and cancer. It mediates the inflammatory and repair reactions...
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Serum protein (70 kD) also known as serum spreading factor from its activity in promoting adhesion and spreading of tissue cells in culture. Contains the cell-binding sequence Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) first found in fibronectin.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: vit′rō-nek′tin Definitions: 1. A plasma glycoprotein involved in inflammatory and repair reactions at sites of tissue damage.
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