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Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.400.500.520
D12.776.543.550.450.730.520
D12.776.543.585.400.730.520
Unique ID
D050994
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050994
Annotation
general; prefer specifics
Scope Note
A family of voltage-gated eukaryotic porins that form aqueous channels. They play an essential role in mitochondrial CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY, are often regulated by BCL-2 PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS, and have been implicated in APOPTOSIS.
Entry Term(s)
Pore Forming Protein VDAC
VDAC Proteins
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel
Voltage-Dependent, Anion-Selective Channels
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2006; VOLTAGE-DEPENDENT ANION CHANNELS was indexed under MEMBRANE PROTEINS 1985-1999, & under PORINS 2000-2005
History Note
2006(1985)
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels Preferred
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