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Ankyrins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A family of membrane-associated proteins responsible for the attachment of the cytoskeleton. Erythrocyte-related isoforms of ankyrin attach the SPECTRIN cytoskeleton to a transmembrane protein (ANION EXCHANGE PROTEIN 1, ERYTHROCYTE) in the erythrocyte plasma membrane. Brain-related isoforms of ankyrin also exist.

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Entry terms

  • Ankyrin

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T8N3807T-D

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