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Ankyrin Repeat MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Ankyrin Repeat
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.570.060.720.030
G02.111.570.820.709.275.500.030
G02.111.570.820.709.275.750.500.080
G02.111.570.820.709.275.875.030
Unique ID
D017089
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017089
Scope Note
Protein motif that contains a 33-amino acid long sequence that often occurs in tandem arrays. This repeating sequence of 33-amino acids was discovered in ANKYRIN where it is involved in interaction with the anion exchanger (ANION EXCHANGE PROTEIN 1, ERYTHROCYTE). Ankyrin repeats cooperatively fold into domains that mediate molecular recognition via protein-protein interactions.
Entry Term(s)
ANK Repeat
ANK Repeat Domains
Ankyrin Repeat Domains
Ankyrin Repeats
Ankyrin-Like Repeats
Previous Indexing
Amino Acid Sequence (1990-1992)
Membrane Proteins (1990-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93
History Note
93
Date Introduced
1993/01/01
Last Updated
2016/05/27
Ankyrin Repeat Preferred
Ankyrin-Like Repeats Related
ANK Repeat Domains Related
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