| Autor: |
Mitton-Fitzgerald E; The Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, 53295-1000, USA., Gohr CM; The Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, 53295-1000, USA. cgohr@mcw.edu., Bettendorf B; The Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, 53295-1000, USA., Rosenthal AK; The Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI, 53295-1000, USA. |
| Abstrakt: |
The protein product of the progressive ankylosis gene, known as ANK, is a 492-amino acid multi-pass transmembrane protein. This protein is critical for the regulation of pyrophosphate, and gain of function ANK mutations is associated with calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. Much about the structure, function, and regulation of ANK remain unstudied. This review of the current literature examines recent contributions to our understanding of ANK. We focus on new work on the function, binding partners, and regulators of ANK. A more complete understanding of this important protein may help to identify future therapeutic targets for the treatment of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. |
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