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Protein: P01023
UniprotKB AC
UniprotKB ID
Gene name
Full name
Species
Curated set
P01023 (Uniprot)
A2MG_HUMAN
A2M
Alpha-2-macroglobulin
human
No
Protein Function
Uniprot:
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 tra
ps 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.
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MoonDB Dissimilar Functions
GO ID 1
Function 1
Module ID 1
GO ID 2
Function 2
Module ID 2
Association Probability
(PrOnto)
Interaction Probability
(PrOnto)
GO:0006139
nucleobase-containing compound metabolic process
27
GO:0007165
signal transduction
803
1.10e-111
5.07e-25
GO:0034641
cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process
267
GO:0007165
signal transduction
803
4.22e-144
6.90e-18
MoonDB Network Modules
Biological Processes
Module ID
(MoonGO)
GO ID (BP)
GO Name
27
GO:0090304
nucleic acid metabolic process
27
GO:0060255
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
129
GO:0044267
cellular protein metabolic process
129
GO:0007165
signal transduction
170
GO:0070887
cellular response to chemical stimulus
170
GO:0034654
nucleobase-containing compound biosynthetic process
170
GO:0031326
regulation of cellular biosynthetic process
170
GO:0010468
regulation of gene expression
170
GO:0007165
signal transduction
198
GO:0060255
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
198
GO:0007165
signal transduction
267
GO:0044271
cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process
267
GO:0010467
gene expression
267
GO:0009059
macromolecule biosynthetic process
267
GO:0090304
nucleic acid metabolic process
267
GO:0019538
protein metabolic process
267
GO:0060255
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
410
GO:0010467
gene expression
410
GO:0007165
signal transduction
622
GO:0007165
signal transduction
803
GO:0007166
cell surface receptor signaling pathway
803
GO:0044267
cellular protein metabolic process
803
GO:0071310
cellular response to organic substance
803
GO:0035556
intracellular signal transduction
803
GO:0009966
regulation of signal transduction
827
GO:0060255
regulation of macromolecule metabolic process
Cellular Components
Module ID
(MoonGO)
GO ID (CC)
GO Name
18
GO:0005829
cytosol
18
GO:0070062
extracellular exosome
27
GO:0031981
nuclear lumen
129
GO:0005829
cytosol
129
GO:0070013
intracellular organelle lumen
136
GO:0005829
cytosol
136
GO:0005634
nucleus
148
GO:0005829
cytosol
170
GO:0005634
nucleus
198
GO:0005829
cytosol
216
GO:0005829
cytosol
267
GO:0005829
cytosol
267
GO:0070013
intracellular organelle lumen
267
GO:0005634
nucleus
293
GO:0005634
nucleus
410
GO:0005634
nucleus
622
GO:0005829
cytosol
622
GO:0070013
intracellular organelle lumen
622
GO:0005634
nucleus
717
GO:0005829
cytosol
717
GO:0043232
intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle
717
GO:0005634
nucleus
803
GO:0016021
integral component of membrane
803
GO:0005886
plasma membrane
827
GO:0012505
endomembrane system
827
GO:0031982
vesicle
Protein GO Annotations
Biological Processes
GO ID (BP)
GO Name
Evidence Code
(GO EC)
GO:0001869
negative regulation of complement activation, lectin pathway
IDA
GO:0002576
platelet degranulation
TAS
GO:0007597
blood coagulation, intrinsic pathway
TAS
GO:0010951
negative regulation of endopeptidase activity
IEA
GO:0022617
extracellular matrix disassembly
TAS
GO:0043547
positive regulation of GTPase activity
IEA
GO:0048863
stem cell differentiation
IEA
GO:0051056
regulation of small GTPase mediated signal transduction
TAS
Cellular Components
GO ID (CC)
GO Name
Evidence Code
(GO EC)
GO:0005576
extracellular region
TAS
GO:0005829
cytosol
TAS
GO:0031093
platelet alpha granule lumen
TAS
GO:0070062
extracellular exosome
IDA
GO:0072562
blood microparticle
IDA
Dissimilar Cellular Components (PrOnto)
No pairs of PrOnto dissimilar CC GO terms found.
All Protein Interactions
Interactor
Also a MoonDB EMF protein
IL10_HUMAN
No
GEM_HUMAN
No
SMN_HUMAN
No
CDC42_HUMAN
Yes:
P60953 (MoonDB)
EVI5L_HUMAN
No
ECSIT_HUMAN
No
GRB2_HUMAN
Yes:
P62993 (MoonDB)
CDC37_HUMAN
Yes:
Q16543 (MoonDB)
STALP_HUMAN
No
SYFA_HUMAN
No
TGM2_HUMAN
No
NCDN_HUMAN
No
TYRO3_HUMAN
No
RNF32_HUMAN
Yes:
Q9H0A6 (MoonDB)
KITH_HUMAN
No
RD23A_HUMAN
No
RPP14_HUMAN
No
RETN_HUMAN
No
SMAP_HUMAN
No
A4_HUMAN
No
ACTB_HUMAN
No
ANXA7_HUMAN
No
AP1M2_HUMAN
No
APOE_HUMAN
Yes:
P02649 (MoonDB)
AT1A1_HUMAN
No
CDKA2_HUMAN
No
CDN1A_HUMAN
Yes:
P38936 (MoonDB)
CP2C8_HUMAN
No
CP2CI_HUMAN
No
CPSF5_HUMAN
No
DNJB1_HUMAN
No
EGLN2_HUMAN
No
ELAV3_HUMAN
No
ENOG_HUMAN
No
EXOS1_HUMAN
No
FBXW4_HUMAN
No
FIS1_HUMAN
No
FXL12_HUMAN
No
GCDH_HUMAN
No
H2AX_HUMAN
No
HMOX2_HUMAN
No
HSPB2_HUMAN
No
IFIT3_HUMAN
No
IFIT5_HUMAN
No
IGSF8_HUMAN
No
IL1B_HUMAN
No
KLK3_HUMAN
No
LONM_HUMAN
Yes:
P36776 (MoonDB)
LRP1_HUMAN
No
LST8_HUMAN
No
MAST1_HUMAN
No
MMP2_HUMAN
No
MYOC_HUMAN
No
NOS3_HUMAN
No
OGA_HUMAN
No
PAXI1_HUMAN
No
PRAM_HUMAN
No
PRDX2_HUMAN
No
RAB3A_HUMAN
No
RAP1B_HUMAN
No
RHEB_HUMAN
No
SACA3_HUMAN
No
SEPT8_HUMAN
No
SHBG_HUMAN
Yes:
P04278 (MoonDB)
SWAP1_HUMAN
No
T22D1_HUMAN
No
TBA1B_HUMAN
No
TGIF1_HUMAN
No
TNR14_HUMAN
No
TPPC5_HUMAN
No
TTHY_HUMAN
No
UFD1_HUMAN
Yes:
Q92890 (MoonDB)
UMPS_HUMAN
No
Publications Associated
PMID
Article Title
1370808
Cloning of the human alpha 2-macroglobulin gene and detection of mutations in two functional domains: the bait region and the thiolester site.
1374237
Structure of the human alpha-2 macroglobulin gene and its promotor.
1692292
A genetic polymorphism in a functional domain of human pregnancy zone protein: the bait region. Genomic structure of the bait domains of human pregnancy zone protein and alpha 2 macroglobulin.
1707161
Sequence polymorphism in the human alpha2-macroglobulin (A2M) gene.
2408344
Human alpha 2-macroglobulin gene is located on chromosome 12.
2430963
Primary structure of human alpha 2-macroglobulin. Complete disulfide bridge assignment and localization of two interchain bridges in the dimeric proteinase binding unit.
2581245
Nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding human alpha 2-macroglobulin and assignment of the chromosomal locus.
6165619
Primary structure of the 'bait' region for proteinases in alpha 2-macroglobulin. Nature of the complex.
6167263
Proteolytic cleavage sites on alpha 2-macroglobulin resulting in proteinase binding are different for trypsin and Staphylococcus aureus V-8 proteinase.
6172288
Primary and secondary cleavage sites in the bait region of alpha 2-macroglobulin.
6195065
Human neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G cleavage sites in the bait region of alpha 2-macroglobulin. Proposed structural limits of the bait region.
6203908
Primary structure of human alpha 2-macroglobulin. V. The complete structure.
9865955
Localization of basic residues required for receptor binding to the single alpha-helix of the receptor binding domain of human alpha2-macroglobulin.
12754519
Identification and quantification of N-linked glycoproteins using hydrazide chemistry, stable isotope labeling and mass spectrometry.
14760718
Screening for N-glycosylated proteins by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry.
15489334
The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC).
15611997
Alpha(2) macroglobulin, a PSA-binding protein, is expressed in human prostate stroma.
16335952
Human plasma N-glycoproteome analysis by immunoaffinity subtraction, hydrazide chemistry, and mass spectrometry.
16541075
The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12.
17608619
Human alpha2-macroglobulin is composed of multiple domains, as predicted by homology with complement component C3.
17974005
The full-ORF clone resource of the German cDNA consortium.
19139490
A strategy for precise and large scale identification of core fucosylated glycoproteins.
19159218
Glycoproteomics analysis of human liver tissue by combination of multiple enzyme digestion and hydrazide chemistry.
21269460
Initial characterization of the human central proteome.
24275569
An enzyme assisted RP-RPLC approach for in-depth analysis of human liver phosphoproteome.
OMIM Diseases Associated
No results found.
Protein Domains Associated
Domain Name
Domain ID
Source
MAHU
A94033
PIR
Macroglobln_a2
IPR001599
InterPro
A2M_N
IPR002890
InterPro
Terpenoid_cyclase/PrenylTrfase
IPR008930
InterPro
A-macroglobulin_rcpt-bd
IPR009048
InterPro
TonB_box_CS
IPR010916
InterPro
A2M_N_2
IPR011625
InterPro
A2M_comp
IPR011626
InterPro
Ig-like_fold
IPR013783
InterPro
Ig_E-set
IPR014756
InterPro
MacrogloblnA2_thiol-ester-bond
IPR019565
InterPro
MacrogloblnA2_CS
IPR019742
InterPro
A-macroglobulin_rcpt-bd_sf
IPR036595
InterPro
A2M
PF00207
Pfam
A2M_N
PF01835
Pfam
A2M_recep
PF07677
Pfam
A2M_comp
PF07678
Pfam
A2M_N_2
PF07703
Pfam
Thiol-ester_cl
PF10569
Pfam
ALPHA_2_MACROGLOBULIN
PS00477
PROSITE
A2M_N_2
SM01359
SMART
A2M
SM01360
SMART
A2M_recep
SM01361
SMART
SSF48239
SSF48239
SUPFAM
SSF49410
SSF49410
SUPFAM
SSF81296
SSF81296
SUPFAM