Immunologic Factor
clusterin
Subclass of:
Molecular Chaperones; Glycoproteins
Definitions related to clusterin:
  • A highly conserved heterodimeric glycoprotein that is differentially expressed during many severe physiological disturbance states such as CANCER; APOPTOSIS; and various NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. Clusterin is ubiquitously expressed and appears to function as a secreted MOLECULAR CHAPERONE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A widely distributed glycoprotein with a diverse set of biologic actions, the most prominent of which is its ability to promote cell interactions; another unique feature is its induction at times of tissue injury and remodeling.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (sulfated glycoprotein 2) Secreted protein from Sertoli cells.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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