annexin A9; annexin-9; annexin-31; annexin XXXI; pemphaxin (ANXA9 ANX31)

Function

• may act as a low affinity receptor for acetylcholine

Structure

• homodimer
• belongs to the annexin family
• contains 4 annexin repeats

Expression

• expressed in the stratified squamous epithelium of skin, but not in epithelia of other types (at protein level)

Pathology

• ANXA9 is one of the target molecules recognized by autoantibodies in patients with pemphigus vulgaris

More general terms

• annexin

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=8416
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:8416
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/603319
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O76027.html