Annexin A4
protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Annexin A4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ANXA4 gene.
Function
Annexin IV (ANX4) belongs to the annexin family of calcium-dependent phospholipid binding proteins. Although their functions are still not clearly defined, several members of the annexin family have been implicated in membrane-related events along exocytotic and endocytotic pathways. ANX4 has 45 to 59% identity with other members of its family and shares a similar size and exon-intron organization. Isolated from human placenta, ANX4 encodes a protein that has possible interactions with ATP, and has in vitro anticoagulant activity and also inhibits phospholipase A2 activity. ANX4 is almost exclusively expressed in epithelial cells.
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External links
Human ANXA4 genome location and ANXA4 gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
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