| Protein Name | alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin precursor |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 259 |
| Gene Symbol | AMBP |
| UniProt | P02760 (AMBP_HUMAN) |
| Relationships |
Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
231
Total Number of Articles : 330 |
Description |
alpha-1-microglobulin/bikunin precursor |
| Gene Summary |
This gene encodes a complex glycoprotein secreted in plasma. The precursor is proteolytically processed into distinct functioning proteins: alpha-1-microglobulin, which belongs to the superfamily of lipocalin transport proteins and may play a role in the regulation of inflammatory processes, and bikunin, which is a urinary trypsin inhibitor belonging to the superfamily of Kunitz-type protease inhibitors and plays an important role in many physiological and pathological processes. This gene is located on chromosome 9 in a cluster of lipocalin genes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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