"Annexins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.125.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Annexins- Annexins
- Calcimedins
- Lipocortin
- Lipocortins
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