Describe the roles of each of the following components of the ECM:

e. Glycoproteins (cell-adhesion molecules)

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question. Together. Mins are major components of the mucus that coats the surfaces of the cells lining the respiratory digestive gastrointestinal and neuro genital tracts. They are classified as what is it? Answer choice. A glycoproteins. Answer choice B collagen, answer choice C proteoglycan or answer choice D reticular fibers. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is the term that is used to classify mucin. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what mins are classified as to determine which of the following answer. Choices is the correct answer. And we can recall that those mins function to protect epithelial cells from infection, dehydration and physical or chemical injury as well as the mins also aid in the passage of materials through a tract. And we can recall that the mins are classified as glycoproteins. Since mins are major glycoprotein components of the mucus which coats the surface of the cells lining the respiratory digestive gastrointestinal and urogenital tracts. So answer choice. A glycoproteins is the correct answer. And all other answer choices are incorrect. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.