Annexin A5

Annexin A5

PDB rendering based on 1a8a.
Identifiers
Symbols ANXA5; ANX5; ENX2; PP4
External IDs OMIM131230 MGI106008 HomoloGene20312 GeneCards: ANXA5 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 308 11747
Ensembl ENSG00000164111 ENSMUSG00000027712
UniProt P08758 Q3U5Q1
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001154.3 NM_009673.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001145.1 NP_033803.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 4:
122.59 – 122.62 Mb
Chr 3:
36.35 – 36.37 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Annexin A5 (or annexin V) is a cellular protein in the annexin group. The function of the protein is unknown; however, annexin A5 has been proposed to play a role in the inhibition of blood coagulation by competing for phosphatidylserine binding sites with prothrombin and also to inhibit the activity of phospholipase A1. These properties have been found by in vitro experiments.

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Annexin A5 in pathology

Antibodies directed against annexin A5 are found in patients with a disease called the antiphospholipid syndrome(APS), a thrombophilic disease associated with autoantibodies against phospholipid compounds.

Annexin A5 forms a shield around negatively-charged phospholipid molecules. The formation of an annexin A5 shield blocks the entry of phospholipids into coagulation (clotting) reactions. In the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, the formation of the shield is disrupted by antibodies. Without the shield, there is an increased quantity of phospholipid molecules on cell membranes, speeding up coagulation reactions and causing the blood-clotting characteristic of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

Laboratory use of annexin A5

Annexin A5 is used as a probe in the annexin A5 affinity assay to detect cells that have expressed phosphatidylserine on the cell surface, a feature found in apoptosis as well as other forms of cell death.[1][2] Platelets also expose phosphatidylserine on their surface when activated, which serves as binding site for various coagulation factors.

Interactions

Annexin A5 has been shown to interact with Kinase insert domain receptor[3] and Integrin, beta 5.[4]

References

  1. ^ Koopman G, Reutelingsperger CP, Kuijten GAM et al. (1994). "Annexin V for flow cytometric detection of phosphatidylserine expression on B cells undergoing apoptosis". Blood 84 (5): 1415–20. PMID 8068938. 
  2. ^ Vermes I, Haanen C, Steffens-Nakken H, Reutelingsperger C (1995). "A novel assay for apoptosis—flow cytometric detection of phosphatidylserine expression on early apoptotic cells using fluorescein labelled Annexin V". J Immunol Methods 184 (1): 39–51. doi:10.1016/0022-1759(95)00072-I. PMID 7622868. 
  3. ^ Wen, Y; Edelman J L, Kang T, Sachs G (May. 1999). "Lipocortin V may function as a signaling protein for vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2/Flk-1". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (UNITED STATES) 258 (3): 713–21. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1999.0678. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 10329451. 
  4. ^ Cardó-Vila, Marina; Arap Wadih, Pasqualini Renata (May. 2003). "Alpha v beta 5 integrin-dependent programmed cell death triggered by a peptide mimic of annexin V". Mol. Cell (United States) 11 (5): 1151–62. doi:10.1016/S1097-2765(03)00138-2. ISSN 1097-2765. PMID 12769841. 

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