"Calnexin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A lectin found in ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM membranes that binds to specific N-linked OLIGOSACCHARIDES found on newly synthesized proteins. It may play role in PROTEIN FOLDING or retention and degradation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum.
| Descriptor ID |
D037281
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.360.372.311 D12.776.157.125.412.311 D12.776.476.387.311 D12.776.503.295 D12.776.543.162
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| Concept/Terms |
Calnexin- Calnexin
- Phosphoprotein pp90
- pp90, Phosphoprotein
- IP90 Protein
- Integral Membrane Protein IP90
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