About The Medical Condition Ankyrin Repeat

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Ankyrin Repeat

Ankyrin Repeat Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Ankyrin Repeat Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Ankyrin Repeat?

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 structures that mediate molecular recognition via protein-protein interactions.

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