Annexins

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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.

Descriptor ID	D017302
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.157.125.050
Concept/Terms	Annexins Annexins Lipocortins Calcimedins Lipocortin Annexin A8 Annexin A8 Annexin VIII Chromobindins Chromobindins Annexin B9 Annexin B9 Annexin IX Calelectrins Calelectrins Calelectrin Calpactins Calpactins Calpactin Annexin A11 Annexin A11 Annexin XI Annexin B10 Annexin B10 Annexin X

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Carrier Proteins [D12.776.157]
Calcium-Binding Proteins [D12.776.157.125]
Annexins [D12.776.157.125.050]

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