– Annexin A13 (ANXA13) belongs to the annexin family which plays a role in phospholipase inhibition, cytoskeletal interactions, intracellular signal transduction pathways and regulation of cellular growth. ANXA13 contains four annexin repeats and a pair of annexin repeats may form one binding site for calcium and phospholipid. ANXA13 is highly expressed in intestinal and kidney epithelial cells. The specific function of ANXA13 has not yet been determined; however it is associated with the plasma membrane of undifferentiated, proliferating crypt epithelial cells as well as differentiated villus enterocytes.