FUNCTION: THIS PROTEIN IS AN ANTICOAGULANT PROTEIN THAT ACTS AS AN INDIRECT INHIBITOR OF THE THROMBOPLASTIN-SPECIFIC COMPLEX, WHICH IS INVOLVED IN THE BLOOD COAGULATION CASCADE. * SUBUNIT: MONOMER. BINDS ATRX (By similarity). * DOMAIN: A pair of annexin repeats may form one binding site for calcium and phospholipid. * SIMILARITY: BELONGS TO THE ANNEXIN FAMILY. * SIMILARITY: CONTAINS 4 ANNEXIN REPEATS. * CAUTION: THIS PROTEIN HAS BEEN INDEPENDENTLY SEQUENCED BY AT LEAST SEVEN GROUPS UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES!. * DATABASE: NAME=R&D Systems' cytokine source book: Annexin 5; WWW="http://www.rndsystems.com/asp/g_sitebuilder.asp?bodyId=185". |
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04-JAN-03
Last Update 13-Mar-03