Tissue Specificity | Widely expressed. Highest level in ovary, testis, uterus and prostate. Protein found in plasma. |
Post Translational Modifications | |
Function | Is able to inhibit all four classes of proteinases by a unique 'trapping' mechanism. This protein has a peptide stretch, called the 'bait region' which contains specific cleavage sites for different proteinases. When a proteinase cleaves the bait region, a conformational change is induced in the protein which traps the proteinase. The entrapped enzyme remains active against low molecular weight substrates (activity against high molecular weight substrates is greatly reduced). Following cleavage in the bait region a thioester bond is hydrolyzed and mediates the covalent binding of the protein to the proteinase. |
Protein Name | Alpha-1-MacroglobulinAlpha-1-MAlpha-1-Macroglobulin 165 Kda Subunit Cleaved Into - Alpha-1-Macroglobulin 45 Kda Subunit |
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Cellular Localisation | Secreted |
Alternative ELISA Names | Alpha-1-Macroglobulin ELISA kitAlpha-1-M ELISA kitAlpha-1-Macroglobulin 165 Kda Subunit Cleaved Into - Alpha-1-Macroglobulin 45 Kda Subunit ELISA kitA1m ELISA kitPzp ELISA kit |
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Information sourced from Uniprot.org