title: Structures and functions of annexins in plants.
abstract: The first evidence that higher plants contain annexins was presented in 1989. Since that time, annexins have been purfied and characterized from a variety of plant sources. Analyses of the deduced proteins encoded by annexin cDNAs indicate that the majority of these plant annexins possess the characteristic four repeats of 70 to 75 amino acids and possess motifs proposed to be involved in Ca2+ binding. Like animal annexins, plant annexins bind Ca2+ and phospholipids and are abundant proteins, but there are indications that the number of distinct plant annexin genes may be considerably fewer than that found in animals. Regarding function, a number of studies show that various members of the annexin family of plants may play roles in secretion and/or fruit ripening, show interaction with the enzyme callose (1.3-beta-glucan) synthase, possess intrinsic nucleotide phosphodiesterase activity, bind to F-actin, and/or have peroxidase activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Delmer
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Potikha
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D017302:Annexins / Q000502:physiology*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology; D005964:Glucosyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D017302:Annexins; D015220:Calcium Channels; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D010940:Plant Proteins; D029702:Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins; D010544:Peroxidases; D005964:Glucosyltransferases; C020570:1,3-beta-glucan synthase; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases