Medical Definition of Ankyrin
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A family of membrane-associated proteins responsible for the attachment of the cytoskeleton. The erythrocyte-related isoforms link spectrin cytoskeleton to a transmembrane protein (Band III protein) in the erythrocyte plasma membrane.
Brain-related isoforms of ankyrin also exist.
(18 Nov 2007)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankyrin
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