Neuroblast differentiation-associated protein AHNAK, also known as desmoyokin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AHNAKgene.[1][2][3] AHNAK was originally identified in 1989 (in bovine muzzle epidermal cells) and named desmoyokin due to its localization pattern (that resembled a yoke) in the desmosomal plaque.[4] AHNAK has been shown to be essential for pseudopod protrusion and cell migration.
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Haase H, Pagel I, Khalina Y, et al. (2004). "The carboxyl-terminal ahnak domain induces actin bundling and stabilizes muscle contraction". FASEB J. 18 (7): 839–41. doi:10.1096/fj.03-0446fje. PMID15001564.
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Haase H, Alvarez J, Petzhold D, et al. (2006). "Ahnak is critical for cardiac Ca(V)1.2 calcium channel function and its beta-adrenergic regulation". FASEB J. 19 (14): 1969–77. doi:10.1096/fj.05-3997com. PMID16319140.
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De Seranno S, Benaud C, Assard N, et al. (2007). "Identification of an AHNAK binding motif specific for the Annexin2/S100A10 tetramer". J. Biol. Chem. 281 (46): 35030–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.M606545200. PMID16984913.