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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Calcium-Binding Proteins > Annexins

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Annexins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Annexin
  • Calcimedin
  • Calcimedins
  • Lipocortin
  • Lipocortins

Scope note

  • Family of calcium- and phospholipid-binding proteins which are structurally related and exhibit immunological cross-reactivity. Each member contains four homologous 70-kDa repeats. The annexins are differentially distributed in vertebrate tissues (and lower eukaryotes) and appear to be involved in MEMBRANE FUSION and SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION.

History note

  • 1993

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017302

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