Medical Definition of Ankyrin repeat
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Protein domains that contain 33-amino acid long sequences that often occur in tandem arrays. This repeating sequence of 33-amino acids was discovered in ankyrin and is involved in interaction with the anion exchanger (band 3 protein) and may perform a role in molecular recognition in diverse proteins.
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ankyrin Repeat
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