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ankyrin [aŋ′kī·rən] (cell and molecular biology) A protein found in the cell membrane of erythrocytes that attaches the membrane to the cytoskeleton protein spectrin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The center has discovered that B cell scaffold protein with ankyrin repeats (BANK), a kind of adapter molecule, inhibits the immune response of the B cell. This gene encodes a 153-160 kDa protein with at least 11 N-terminal ankyrin repeats and a C-terminus with several tandem repeats but no homology with other proteins. Dystrophin, spectrin, ankyrin, vinculin, and certain integrins[61] are some of the molecules found at costameres. |
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