Special Issue “Recent Developments in Annexin Biology”
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Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Centre for Molecular Biology of Inflammation, University of Münster, Von-Esmarch-Strasse 56, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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Immunology Program, Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore
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Center for Genetic Medicine Research, 111 Michigan Av NW, Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Department of Genomics and Precision medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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Cells 2020, 9(11), 2477; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9112477
Received: 9 November 2020
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Accepted: 11 November 2020
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Published: 14 November 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Developments in Annexin Biology)
Discovered over 40 years ago, the annexin proteins were found to be a structurally conserved subgroup of Ca2+-binding proteins. While the initial research on annexins focused on their signature feature of Ca2+-dependent binding to membranes, over the years the biennial Annexin conference series has highlighted additional diversity in the functions attributed to the annexin family of proteins. The roles of these proteins now extend from basic science to biomedical research, and are being translated into the clinic. The research on annexins involves a global network of researchers, and the 10th biennial Annexin conference brought together over 80 researchers from ten European countries, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Japan and Australia for 3 days in September 2019. In this conference, the discussions focused on two distinct themes—the role of annexins in cellular organization and in health and disease. The articles published in this Special Issue cover these two main themes discussed at this conference, offering a glimpse into some of the notable findings in the field of annexin biology.
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Keywords:
Annexin; inflammation; membrane; injury; exocytosis; membrane repair; infection; virus; lipid; cancer
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