ID A2MG_HUMAN Reviewed; 1474 AA. AC P01023; Q13677; Q59F47; Q5QTS0; Q68DN2; Q6PIY3; Q6PN97; DT 21-JUL-1986, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 05-OCT-2010, sequence version 3. DT 24-JAN-2024, entry version 242. DE RecName: Full=Alpha-2-macroglobulin; DE Short=Alpha-2-M; DE AltName: Full=C3 and PZP-like alpha-2-macroglobulin domain-containing protein 5; DE Flags: Precursor; GN Name=A2M; Synonyms=CPAMD5; ORFNames=FWP007; OS Homo sapiens (Human). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; OC Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; OC Homo. OX NCBI_TaxID=9606; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], AND VARIANTS ASP-639 AND VAL-1000. RX PubMed=2581245; DOI=10.1073/pnas.82.8.2282; RA Kan C.-C., Solomon E., Belt K.T., Chain A.C., Hiorns L.R., Fey G.H.; RT "Nucleotide sequence of cDNA encoding human alpha 2-macroglobulin and RT assignment of the chromosomal locus."; RL Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 82:2282-2286(1985). RN [2] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], AND VARIANTS ASP-639 AND VAL-1000. RC TISSUE=Prostate; RX PubMed=15611997; DOI=10.1002/pros.20183; RA Lin V.K., Wang S.-Y., Boetticher N.C., Vazquez D.V., Saboorian H., RA McConnell J.D., Roehrborn C.G.; RT "Alpha(2) macroglobulin, a PSA-binding protein, is expressed in human RT prostate stroma."; RL Prostate 63:299-308(2005). RN [3] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA], AND VARIANT ASP-639. RC TISSUE=Spleen; RA Totoki Y., Toyoda A., Takeda T., Sakaki Y., Tanaka A., Yokoyama S., RA Ohara O., Nagase T., Kikuno R.F.; RL Submitted (MAR-2005) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [4] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA], AND VARIANTS ASP-639 AND VAL-1000. RC TISSUE=Liver; RX PubMed=17974005; DOI=10.1186/1471-2164-8-399; RA Bechtel S., Rosenfelder H., Duda A., Schmidt C.P., Ernst U., RA Wellenreuther R., Mehrle A., Schuster C., Bahr A., Bloecker H., Heubner D., RA Hoerlein A., Michel G., Wedler H., Koehrer K., Ottenwaelder B., Poustka A., RA Wiemann S., Schupp I.; RT "The full-ORF clone resource of the German cDNA consortium."; RL BMC Genomics 8:399-399(2007). RN [5] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA]. RX PubMed=16541075; DOI=10.1038/nature04569; RA Scherer S.E., Muzny D.M., Buhay C.J., Chen R., Cree A., Ding Y., RA Dugan-Rocha S., Gill R., Gunaratne P., Harris R.A., Hawes A.C., RA Hernandez J., Hodgson A.V., Hume J., Jackson A., Khan Z.M., Kovar-Smith C., RA Lewis L.R., Lozado R.J., Metzker M.L., Milosavljevic A., Miner G.R., RA Montgomery K.T., Morgan M.B., Nazareth L.V., Scott G., Sodergren E., RA Song X.-Z., Steffen D., Lovering R.C., Wheeler D.A., Worley K.C., Yuan Y., RA Zhang Z., Adams C.Q., Ansari-Lari M.A., Ayele M., Brown M.J., Chen G., RA Chen Z., Clerc-Blankenburg K.P., Davis C., Delgado O., Dinh H.H., RA Draper H., Gonzalez-Garay M.L., Havlak P., Jackson L.R., Jacob L.S., RA Kelly S.H., Li L., Li Z., Liu J., Liu W., Lu J., Maheshwari M., RA Nguyen B.-V., Okwuonu G.O., Pasternak S., Perez L.M., Plopper F.J.H., RA Santibanez J., Shen H., Tabor P.E., Verduzco D., Waldron L., Wang Q., RA Williams G.A., Zhang J., Zhou J., Allen C.C., Amin A.G., Anyalebechi V., RA Bailey M., Barbaria J.A., Bimage K.E., Bryant N.P., Burch P.E., RA Burkett C.E., Burrell K.L., Calderon E., Cardenas V., Carter K., Casias K., RA Cavazos I., Cavazos S.R., Ceasar H., Chacko J., Chan S.N., Chavez D., RA Christopoulos C., Chu J., Cockrell R., Cox C.D., Dang M., Dathorne S.R., RA David R., Davis C.M., Davy-Carroll L., Deshazo D.R., Donlin J.E., RA D'Souza L., Eaves K.A., Egan A., Emery-Cohen A.J., Escotto M., Flagg N., RA Forbes L.D., Gabisi A.M., Garza M., Hamilton C., Henderson N., RA Hernandez O., Hines S., Hogues M.E., Huang M., Idlebird D.G., Johnson R., RA Jolivet A., Jones S., Kagan R., King L.M., Leal B., Lebow H., Lee S., RA LeVan J.M., Lewis L.C., London P., Lorensuhewa L.M., Loulseged H., RA Lovett D.A., Lucier A., Lucier R.L., Ma J., Madu R.C., Mapua P., RA Martindale A.D., Martinez E., Massey E., Mawhiney S., Meador M.G., RA Mendez S., Mercado C., Mercado I.C., Merritt C.E., Miner Z.L., Minja E., RA Mitchell T., Mohabbat F., Mohabbat K., Montgomery B., Moore N., Morris S., RA Munidasa M., Ngo R.N., Nguyen N.B., Nickerson E., Nwaokelemeh O.O., RA Nwokenkwo S., Obregon M., Oguh M., Oragunye N., Oviedo R.J., Parish B.J., RA Parker D.N., Parrish J., Parks K.L., Paul H.A., Payton B.A., Perez A., RA Perrin W., Pickens A., Primus E.L., Pu L.-L., Puazo M., Quiles M.M., RA Quiroz J.B., Rabata D., Reeves K., Ruiz S.J., Shao H., Sisson I., RA Sonaike T., Sorelle R.P., Sutton A.E., Svatek A.F., Svetz L.A., RA Tamerisa K.S., Taylor T.R., Teague B., Thomas N., Thorn R.D., Trejos Z.Y., RA Trevino B.K., Ukegbu O.N., Urban J.B., Vasquez L.I., Vera V.A., RA Villasana D.M., Wang L., Ward-Moore S., Warren J.T., Wei X., White F., RA Williamson A.L., Wleczyk R., Wooden H.S., Wooden S.H., Yen J., Yoon L., RA Yoon V., Zorrilla S.E., Nelson D., Kucherlapati R., Weinstock G., RA Gibbs R.A.; RT "The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12."; RL Nature 440:346-351(2006). RN [6] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA], AND VARIANTS ASP-639 AND VAL-1000. RC TISSUE=Skin; RX PubMed=15489334; DOI=10.1101/gr.2596504; RG The MGC Project Team; RT "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: RT the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)."; RL Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004). RN [7] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA] OF 1-29. RC TISSUE=Placenta; RX PubMed=1374237; DOI=10.1016/0006-291x(92)90631-t; RA Matthijs G., Devriendt K., Cassiman J.-J., van den Berghe H., Marynen P.; RT "Structure of the human alpha-2 macroglobulin gene and its promotor."; RL Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 184:596-603(1992). RN [8] RP PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 24-1474, SUBUNIT, SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, TISSUE RP SPECIFICITY, AND DISULFIDE BONDS. RX PubMed=6203908; DOI=10.1016/s0021-9258(17)39730-2; RA Sottrup-Jensen L., Stepanik T.M., Kristensen T., Wierzbicki D.M., RA Jones C.M., Loenblad P.B., Magnusson S., Petersen T.E.; RT "Primary structure of human alpha 2-macroglobulin. V. The complete RT structure."; RL J. Biol. Chem. 259:8318-8327(1984). RN [9] RP ERRATUM OF PUBMED:6203908. RA Sottrup-Jensen L., Stepanik T.M., Kristensen T., Wierzbicki D.M., RA Jones C.M., Loenblad P.B., Magnusson S., Petersen T.E.; RL J. Biol. Chem. 260:6500-6500(1985). RN [10] RP PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 273-286 AND 426-436, AND DISULFIDE BONDS. RX PubMed=2430963; DOI=10.1016/s0021-9258(18)66643-8; RA Jensen P.E.H., Sottrup-Jensen L.; RT "Primary structure of human alpha 2-macroglobulin. Complete disulfide RT bridge assignment and localization of two interchain bridges in the dimeric RT proteinase binding unit."; RL J. Biol. Chem. 261:15863-15869(1986). RN [11] RP PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 672-747. RX PubMed=1692292; DOI=10.1016/0014-5793(90)80226-9; RA Marynen P., Devriendt K., van den Berghe H., Cassiman J.-J.; RT "A genetic polymorphism in a functional domain of human pregnancy zone RT protein: the bait region. Genomic structure of the bait domains of human RT pregnancy zone protein and alpha 2 macroglobulin."; RL FEBS Lett. 262:349-352(1990). RN [12] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA] OF 672-746, AND VARIANT TYR-972. RX PubMed=1370808; DOI=10.1007/bf00197266; RA Poller W., Faber J.-P., Klobeck G., Olek K.; RT "Cloning of the human alpha 2-macroglobulin gene and detection of mutations RT in two functional domains: the bait region and the thiolester site."; RL Hum. Genet. 88:313-319(1992). RN [13] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] OF 832-1474. RC TISSUE=Liver; RX PubMed=2408344; DOI=10.1007/bf01534685; RA Bell G.I., Rall L.B., Sanchez-Pescador R., Merryweather J.P., Scott J., RA Eddy R.L., Shows T.B.; RT "Human alpha 2-macroglobulin gene is located on chromosome 12."; RL Somat. Cell Mol. Genet. 11:285-289(1985). RN [14] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA] OF 1208-1474. RC TISSUE=Aorta; RA Liu B., Zhao B., Wang X.Y., Xu Y.Y., Liu Y.Q., Song L., Ye J., Sheng H., RA Gao Y., Zhang C.L., Wei Y.J., Zhang J., Song L., Jiang Y.X., Zhao Z.W., RA Ding J.F., Liu L.S., Gao R.L., Wu Q.Y., Qiang B.Q., Yuan J.G., Liew C.C., RA Zhao M.S., Hui R.T.; RL Submitted (NOV-1998) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [15] RP INHIBITORY SITE. RX PubMed=6167263; DOI=10.1016/s0006-291x(81)80055-1; RA Hall P.K., Nelles L.P., Travis J., Roberts R.C.; RT "Proteolytic cleavage sites on alpha 2-macroglobulin resulting in RT proteinase binding are different for trypsin and Staphylococcus aureus V-8 RT proteinase."; RL Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 100:8-16(1981). RN [16] RP INHIBITORY SITE. RX PubMed=6165619; DOI=10.1016/0014-5793(81)80197-4; RA Sottrup-Jensen L., Loenblad P.B., Stepanik T.M., Petersen T.E., RA Magnusson S., Joernvall H.; RT "Primary structure of the 'bait' region for proteinases in alpha 2- RT macroglobulin. Nature of the complex."; RL FEBS Lett. 127:167-173(1981). RN [17] RP INHIBITORY SITE. RX PubMed=6172288; DOI=10.1016/0014-5793(81)80804-6; RA Mortensen S.B., Sottrup-Jensen L., Hansen H.F., Petersen T.E., RA Magnusson S.; RT "Primary and secondary cleavage sites in the bait region of alpha 2- RT macroglobulin."; RL FEBS Lett. 135:295-300(1981). RN [18] RP INHIBITORY SITE. RX PubMed=6195065; DOI=10.1515/bchm2.1983.364.2.1297; RA Virca G.D., Salvesen G.S., Travis J.; RT "Human neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G cleavage sites in the bait RT region of alpha 2-macroglobulin. Proposed structural limits of the bait RT region."; RL Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 364:1297-1302(1983). RN [19] RP GLYCOSYLATION AT ASN-991. RX PubMed=12754519; DOI=10.1038/nbt827; RA Zhang H., Li X.-J., Martin D.B., Aebersold R.; RT "Identification and quantification of N-linked glycoproteins using RT hydrazide chemistry, stable isotope labeling and mass spectrometry."; RL Nat. Biotechnol. 21:660-666(2003). RN [20] RP GLYCOSYLATION [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS] AT ASN-869 AND ASN-1424. RC TISSUE=Plasma; RX PubMed=14760718; DOI=10.1002/pmic.200300556; RA Bunkenborg J., Pilch B.J., Podtelejnikov A.V., Wisniewski J.R.; RT "Screening for N-glycosylated proteins by liquid chromatography mass RT spectrometry."; RL Proteomics 4:454-465(2004). RN [21] RP GLYCOSYLATION [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS] AT ASN-55; ASN-247; ASN-396; ASN-410; RP ASN-869; ASN-991 AND ASN-1424. RC TISSUE=Plasma; RX PubMed=16335952; DOI=10.1021/pr0502065; RA Liu T., Qian W.-J., Gritsenko M.A., Camp D.G. II, Monroe M.E., Moore R.J., RA Smith R.D.; RT "Human plasma N-glycoproteome analysis by immunoaffinity subtraction, RT hydrazide chemistry, and mass spectrometry."; RL J. Proteome Res. 4:2070-2080(2005). RN [22] RP GLYCOSYLATION [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS] AT ASN-396; ASN-991 AND ASN-1424. RC TISSUE=Liver; RX PubMed=19159218; DOI=10.1021/pr8008012; RA Chen R., Jiang X., Sun D., Han G., Wang F., Ye M., Wang L., Zou H.; RT "Glycoproteomics analysis of human liver tissue by combination of multiple RT enzyme digestion and hydrazide chemistry."; RL J. Proteome Res. 8:651-661(2009). RN [23] RP GLYCOSYLATION AT ASN-55 AND ASN-1424. RX PubMed=19139490; DOI=10.1074/mcp.m800504-mcp200; RA Jia W., Lu Z., Fu Y., Wang H.P., Wang L.H., Chi H., Yuan Z.F., Zheng Z.B., RA Song L.N., Han H.H., Liang Y.M., Wang J.L., Cai Y., Zhang Y.K., Deng Y.L., RA Ying W.T., He S.M., Qian X.H.; RT "A strategy for precise and large scale identification of core fucosylated RT glycoproteins."; RL Mol. Cell. Proteomics 8:913-923(2009). RN [24] RP IDENTIFICATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS]. RX PubMed=21269460; DOI=10.1186/1752-0509-5-17; RA Burkard T.R., Planyavsky M., Kaupe I., Breitwieser F.P., Buerckstuemmer T., RA Bennett K.L., Superti-Furga G., Colinge J.; RT "Initial characterization of the human central proteome."; RL BMC Syst. Biol. 5:17-17(2011). RN [25] RP IDENTIFICATION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS]. RC TISSUE=Liver; RX PubMed=24275569; DOI=10.1016/j.jprot.2013.11.014; RA Bian Y., Song C., Cheng K., Dong M., Wang F., Huang J., Sun D., Wang L., RA Ye M., Zou H.; RT "An enzyme assisted RP-RPLC approach for in-depth analysis of human liver RT phosphoproteome."; RL J. Proteomics 96:253-262(2014). RN [26] RP STRUCTURE BY NMR OF 1337-1474. RX PubMed=9865955; DOI=10.1002/pro.5560071214; RA Huang W., Dolmer K., Liao X., Gettins P.G.W.; RT "Localization of basic residues required for receptor binding to the single RT alpha-helix of the receptor binding domain of human alpha2-macroglobulin."; RL Protein Sci. 7:2602-2612(1998). RN [27] RP X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (2.3 ANGSTROMS) OF 126-227, AND DOMAIN STRUCTURE. RX PubMed=17608619; DOI=10.1042/bj20070764; RA Doan N., Gettins P.G.W.; RT "Human alpha2-macroglobulin is composed of multiple domains, as predicted RT by homology with complement component C3."; RL Biochem. J. 407:23-30(2007). RN [28] RP VARIANT VAL-1000. RX PubMed=1707161; DOI=10.1093/nar/19.1.198-a; RA Poller W., Faber J.-P., Olek K.; RT "Sequence polymorphism in the human alpha2-macroglobulin (A2M) gene."; RL Nucleic Acids Res. 19:198-198(1991). CC -!- FUNCTION: Is able to inhibit all four classes of proteinases by a CC unique 'trapping' mechanism. This protein has a peptide stretch, called CC the 'bait region' which contains specific cleavage sites for different CC proteinases. When a proteinase cleaves the bait region, a CC conformational change is induced in the protein which traps the CC proteinase. The entrapped enzyme remains active against low molecular CC weight substrates (activity against high molecular weight substrates is CC greatly reduced). Following cleavage in the bait region, a thioester CC bond is hydrolyzed and mediates the covalent binding of the protein to CC the proteinase. CC -!- SUBUNIT: Homotetramer; disulfide-linked. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2430963, CC ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908}. CC -!- INTERACTION: CC P01023; Q6PCB6: ABHD17C; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-22011868; CC P01023; P63010-2: AP2B1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-11529439; CC P01023; Q9UII2: ATP5IF1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-718459; CC P01023; Q8WUW1: BRK1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-2837444; CC P01023; Q92478: CLEC2B; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-13350535; CC P01023; Q9UNS2: COPS3; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-350590; CC P01023; P04141: CSF2; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-1809826; CC P01023; P35222: CTNNB1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-491549; CC P01023; Q7L576: CYFIP1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-1048143; CC P01023; Q9NR90-2: DAZ3; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-25830216; CC P01023; Q9UHI6: DDX20; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-347658; CC P01023; Q9H147: DNTTIP1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-2795449; CC P01023; O75616: ERAL1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-6393536; CC P01023; Q9Y261-2: FOXA2; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-25830360; CC P01023; Q6PIV2: FOXR1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-10253815; CC P01023; Q9ULV1: FZD4; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-2466380; CC P01023; P0C0S5: H2AZ1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-1199859; CC P01023; P68431: H3C12; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-79722; CC P01023; P09017: HOXC4; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-3923226; CC P01023; Q6DN90-2: IQSEC1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-21911304; CC P01023; Q92993: KAT5; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-399080; CC P01023; Q92993-2: KAT5; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-20795332; CC P01023; P60409: KRTAP10-7; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-10172290; CC P01023; Q8IUC2: KRTAP8-1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-10261141; CC P01023; Q9UPM6: LHX6; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-10258746; CC P01023; Q8TBB1: LNX1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-739832; CC P01023; P07948: LYN; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-79452; CC P01023; Q8TDB4: MGARP; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-4397720; CC P01023; A4FUJ8: MKL1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-21250407; CC P01023; P41218: MNDA; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-2829677; CC P01023; Q9Y605: MRFAP1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-995714; CC P01023; Q96FW1: OTUB1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-1058491; CC P01023; Q6GQQ9-2: OTUD7B; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-25830200; CC P01023; Q99497: PARK7; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-1164361; CC P01023; O75925: PIAS1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-629434; CC P01023; P27986-2: PIK3R1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-9090282; CC P01023; O75626-3: PRDM1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-25829882; CC P01023; P57729: RAB38; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-6552718; CC P01023; Q9ULX5: RNF112; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-25829984; CC P01023; Q96D59: RNF183; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-743938; CC P01023; P04271: S100B; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-458391; CC P01023; Q16637-3: SMN2; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-395447; CC P01023; Q7Z6I5: SPATA12; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-10696971; CC P01023; Q9UNE7: STUB1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-357085; CC P01023; O75558: STX11; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-714135; CC P01023; Q8N4C7: STX19; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-8484990; CC P01023; P43405-2: SYK; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-25892332; CC P01023; P28347-2: TEAD1; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-12151837; CC P01023; Q86WT6-2: TRIM69; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-11525489; CC P01023; Q8WVJ9: TWIST2; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-1797313; CC P01023; P10599: TXN; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-594644; CC P01023; Q9BVJ6: UTP14A; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-473284; CC P01023; Q9UBQ0-2: VPS29; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-11141397; CC P01023; Q96AX1: VPS33A; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-2527283; CC P01023; Q8N895: ZNF366; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-2813661; CC P01023; Q99KR7: Ppif; Xeno; NbExp=3; IntAct=EBI-640741, EBI-6455001; CC -!- SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908}. CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Secreted in plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908}. CC -!- DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE: Unlike the rat protein, which is an acute phase CC protein, this protein is always in circulation at high levels. CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the protease inhibitor I39 (alpha-2- CC macroglobulin) family. {ECO:0000305}. CC -!- SEQUENCE CAUTION: CC Sequence=AAT02228.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; CC Sequence=BAD92851.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Note=Extended N-terminus.; Evidence={ECO:0000305}; CC -!- WEB RESOURCE: Name=Wikipedia; Note=Alpha-2 macroglobulin entry; CC URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_2-macroglobulin"; CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see https://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License CC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; M11313; AAA51551.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; AY591530; AAT02228.1; ALT_INIT; mRNA. DR EMBL; AB209614; BAD92851.1; ALT_INIT; mRNA. DR EMBL; CR749334; CAH18188.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; AC007436; -; NOT_ANNOTATED_CDS; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; BC026246; AAH26246.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; BC040071; AAH40071.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; Z11711; CAA77774.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; X68728; CAA48670.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; X68729; CAA48670.1; JOINED; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; M36501; AAA51552.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; AF109189; AAQ13498.1; -; mRNA. DR CCDS; CCDS44827.1; -. DR PIR; A94033; MAHU. DR RefSeq; NP_000005.2; NM_000014.5. DR RefSeq; NP_001334352.1; NM_001347423.1. DR RefSeq; NP_001334353.1; NM_001347424.1. DR RefSeq; NP_001334354.1; NM_001347425.1. DR PDB; 1BV8; NMR; -; A=1337-1474. DR PDB; 2P9R; X-ray; 2.30 A; A/B=126-227. DR PDB; 6TAV; X-ray; 4.20 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7L; EM; 4.50 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7M; EM; 6.60 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7N; EM; 7.30 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7O; EM; 4.80 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7P; EM; 4.60 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7Q; EM; 3.60 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7R; EM; 3.90 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7O7S; EM; 4.30 A; A/B/C/D=1-1474. DR PDB; 7VON; EM; 5.20 A; A=27-1468. DR PDB; 7VOO; EM; 3.90 A; A=27-1335. DR PDBsum; 1BV8; -. DR PDBsum; 2P9R; -. DR PDBsum; 6TAV; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7L; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7M; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7N; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7O; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7P; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7Q; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7R; -. DR PDBsum; 7O7S; -. DR PDBsum; 7VON; -. DR PDBsum; 7VOO; -. DR AlphaFoldDB; P01023; -. DR BMRB; P01023; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12747; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12748; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12750; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12751; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12752; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12753; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12754; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12755; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12941; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12942; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12943; -. DR EMDB; EMD-12944; -. DR EMDB; EMD-32051; -. DR EMDB; EMD-32052; -. DR PCDDB; P01023; -. DR SASBDB; P01023; -. DR SMR; P01023; -. DR BioGRID; 106524; 351. DR CORUM; P01023; -. DR DIP; DIP-1118N; -. DR IntAct; P01023; 189. DR MINT; P01023; -. DR STRING; 9606.ENSP00000323929; -. DR BindingDB; P01023; -. DR ChEMBL; CHEMBL4295690; -. DR DrugBank; DB00626; Bacitracin. DR DrugBank; DB00102; Becaplermin. DR DrugBank; DB00515; Cisplatin. DR DrugBank; DB09130; Copper. DR DrugBank; DB06796; Mangafodipir. DR DrugBank; DB08888; Ocriplasmin. DR DrugBank; DB12965; Silver. DR DrugBank; DB01593; Zinc. DR DrugBank; DB14487; Zinc acetate. DR DrugBank; DB14533; Zinc chloride. DR DrugBank; DB14548; Zinc sulfate, unspecified form. DR MEROPS; I39.001; -. DR MoonDB; P01023; Predicted. DR CarbonylDB; P01023; -. DR GlyConnect; 730; 47 N-Linked glycans (7 sites). DR GlyCosmos; P01023; 14 sites, 62 glycans. DR GlyGen; P01023; 15 sites, 74 N-linked glycans (7 sites), 4 O-linked glycans (7 sites). DR iPTMnet; P01023; -. DR PhosphoSitePlus; P01023; -. DR SwissPalm; P01023; -. DR BioMuta; A2M; -. DR DMDM; 308153640; -. DR DOSAC-COBS-2DPAGE; P01023; -. DR CPTAC; non-CPTAC-1068; -. DR EPD; P01023; -. DR jPOST; P01023; -. DR MassIVE; P01023; -. DR MaxQB; P01023; -. DR PaxDb; 9606-ENSP00000323929; -. DR PeptideAtlas; P01023; -. DR PRIDE; P01023; -. DR ProteomicsDB; 51307; -. DR Pumba; P01023; -. DR Antibodypedia; 859; 1027 antibodies from 41 providers. DR DNASU; 2; -. DR Ensembl; ENST00000318602.12; ENSP00000323929.8; ENSG00000175899.15. DR GeneID; 2; -. DR KEGG; hsa:2; -. DR MANE-Select; ENST00000318602.12; ENSP00000323929.8; NM_000014.6; NP_000005.3. DR UCSC; uc001qvk.2; human. DR AGR; HGNC:7; -. DR CTD; 2; -. DR DisGeNET; 2; -. DR GeneCards; A2M; -. DR HGNC; HGNC:7; A2M. DR HPA; ENSG00000175899; Tissue enhanced (liver, lung). DR MIM; 103950; gene. DR neXtProt; NX_P01023; -. DR OpenTargets; ENSG00000175899; -. DR PharmGKB; PA24357; -. DR VEuPathDB; HostDB:ENSG00000175899; -. DR eggNOG; KOG1366; Eukaryota. DR GeneTree; ENSGT00940000154904; -. DR HOGENOM; CLU_001634_0_1_1; -. DR InParanoid; P01023; -. DR OMA; HVNRTEV; -. DR OrthoDB; 2970602at2759; -. DR PhylomeDB; P01023; -. DR TreeFam; TF313285; -. DR PathwayCommons; P01023; -. DR Reactome; R-HSA-114608; Platelet degranulation. DR Reactome; R-HSA-140837; Intrinsic Pathway of Fibrin Clot Formation. DR Reactome; R-HSA-1474228; Degradation of the extracellular matrix. DR Reactome; R-HSA-8963896; HDL assembly. DR SignaLink; P01023; -. DR SIGNOR; P01023; -. DR BioGRID-ORCS; 2; 19 hits in 1151 CRISPR screens. DR ChiTaRS; A2M; human. DR EvolutionaryTrace; P01023; -. DR GenomeRNAi; 2; -. DR Pharos; P01023; Tbio. DR PRO; PR:P01023; -. DR Proteomes; UP000005640; Chromosome 12. DR RNAct; P01023; Protein. DR Bgee; ENSG00000175899; Expressed in lower lobe of lung and 203 other cell types or tissues. DR ExpressionAtlas; P01023; baseline and differential. DR GO; GO:0072562; C:blood microparticle; HDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0062023; C:collagen-containing extracellular matrix; HDA:BHF-UCL. DR GO; GO:0070062; C:extracellular exosome; HDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0005576; C:extracellular region; TAS:Reactome. DR GO; GO:0005615; C:extracellular space; IBA:GO_Central. DR GO; GO:0031093; C:platelet alpha granule lumen; TAS:Reactome. DR GO; GO:0048403; F:brain-derived neurotrophic factor binding; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0048306; F:calcium-dependent protein binding; IPI:AgBase. DR GO; GO:0004866; F:endopeptidase inhibitor activity; IDA:BHF-UCL. DR GO; GO:0019899; F:enzyme binding; IPI:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0019838; F:growth factor binding; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0042802; F:identical protein binding; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0019966; F:interleukin-1 binding; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0019959; F:interleukin-8 binding; IPI:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0048406; F:nerve growth factor binding; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0002020; F:protease binding; IPI:BHF-UCL. DR GO; GO:0004867; F:serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0005102; F:signaling receptor binding; IMP:AgBase. DR GO; GO:0043120; F:tumor necrosis factor binding; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0002438; P:acute inflammatory response to antigenic stimulus; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0006953; P:acute-phase response; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:1990402; P:embryonic liver development; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0001553; P:luteinization; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0001869; P:negative regulation of complement activation, lectin pathway; IDA:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0010037; P:response to carbon dioxide; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0051384; P:response to glucocorticoid; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0007584; P:response to nutrient; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0034695; P:response to prostaglandin E; IEA:Ensembl. DR GO; GO:0048863; P:stem cell differentiation; IEA:Ensembl. DR CDD; cd02897; A2M_2; 1. DR DisProt; DP02649; -. DR Gene3D; 1.50.10.20; -; 1. DR Gene3D; 2.20.130.20; -; 2. DR Gene3D; 2.60.120.1540; -; 1. DR Gene3D; 2.60.40.1930; -; 2. DR Gene3D; 2.60.40.1940; -; 1. DR Gene3D; 2.60.40.690; Alpha-macroglobulin, receptor-binding domain; 1. DR Gene3D; 2.60.40.10; Immunoglobulins; 2. DR InterPro; IPR009048; A-macroglobulin_rcpt-bd. DR InterPro; IPR036595; A-macroglobulin_rcpt-bd_sf. DR InterPro; IPR011625; A2M_N_BRD. DR InterPro; IPR041813; A2M_TED. DR InterPro; IPR047565; Alpha-macroglob_thiol-ester_cl. DR InterPro; IPR011626; Alpha-macroglobulin_TED. DR InterPro; IPR013783; Ig-like_fold. DR InterPro; IPR014756; Ig_E-set. DR InterPro; IPR001599; Macroglobln_a2. DR InterPro; IPR019742; MacrogloblnA2_CS. DR InterPro; IPR002890; MG2. DR InterPro; IPR041555; MG3. DR InterPro; IPR040839; MG4. DR InterPro; IPR008930; Terpenoid_cyclase/PrenylTrfase. DR InterPro; IPR010916; TonB_box_CS. DR PANTHER; PTHR11412:SF165; ALPHA-2-MACROGLOBULIN; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR11412; MACROGLOBULIN / COMPLEMENT; 1. DR Pfam; PF00207; A2M; 1. DR Pfam; PF07703; A2M_BRD; 1. DR Pfam; PF07677; A2M_recep; 1. DR Pfam; PF01835; MG2; 1. DR Pfam; PF17791; MG3; 1. DR Pfam; PF17789; MG4; 1. DR Pfam; PF07678; TED_complement; 1. DR SMART; SM01360; A2M; 1. DR SMART; SM01359; A2M_N_2; 1. DR SMART; SM01361; A2M_recep; 1. DR SMART; SM01419; Thiol-ester_cl; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF49410; Alpha-macroglobulin receptor domain; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF81296; E set domains; 1. DR SUPFAM; SSF48239; Terpenoid cyclases/Protein prenyltransferases; 1. DR PROSITE; PS00477; ALPHA_2_MACROGLOBULIN; 1. DR SWISS-2DPAGE; P01023; -. DR Genevisible; P01023; HS. PE 1: Evidence at protein level; KW 3D-structure; Bait region; Direct protein sequencing; Disulfide bond; KW Glycoprotein; Isopeptide bond; Protease inhibitor; Reference proteome; KW Secreted; Serine protease inhibitor; Signal; Thioester bond. FT SIGNAL 1..23 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CHAIN 24..1474 FT /note="Alpha-2-macroglobulin" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT /id="PRO_0000000055" FT REGION 690..728 FT /note="Bait region" FT REGION 704..709 FT /note="Inhibitory" FT REGION 719..723 FT /note="Inhibitory" FT REGION 730..735 FT /note="Inhibitory" FT CARBOHYD 55 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) (complex) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:19139490" FT CARBOHYD 70 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CARBOHYD 247 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CARBOHYD 396 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:19159218, ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CARBOHYD 410 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CARBOHYD 869 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:14760718, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952" FT CARBOHYD 991 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:12754519, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19159218, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CARBOHYD 1424 FT /note="N-linked (GlcNAc...) (complex) asparagine" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:14760718, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:16335952, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19139490, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:19159218" FT DISULFID 48..86 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 251..299 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 269..287 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 278 FT /note="Interchain (with C-431)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:2430963" FT DISULFID 431 FT /note="Interchain (with C-278)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:2430963" FT DISULFID 470..563 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:2430963" FT DISULFID 595..771 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:2430963, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 642..689 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 821..849 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 847..883 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 921..1321 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 1079..1127 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT DISULFID 1352..1467 FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT CROSSLNK 693 FT /note="Isoglutamyl lysine isopeptide (Gln-Lys) (interchain FT with K-? in other proteins)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CROSSLNK 694 FT /note="Isoglutamyl lysine isopeptide (Gln-Lys) (interchain FT with K-? in other proteins)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000255" FT CROSSLNK 972..975 FT /note="Isoglutamyl cysteine thioester (Cys-Gln)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908" FT VARIANT 639 FT /note="N -> D (in dbSNP:rs226405)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:15489334, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:15611997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17974005, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:2581245, ECO:0000269|Ref.3" FT /id="VAR_026820" FT VARIANT 704 FT /note="R -> H (in dbSNP:rs1800434)" FT /id="VAR_000012" FT VARIANT 815 FT /note="L -> Q (in dbSNP:rs3180392)" FT /id="VAR_026821" FT VARIANT 972 FT /note="C -> Y (probably interferes with the activity; FT dbSNP:rs1800433)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:1370808" FT /id="VAR_000013" FT VARIANT 1000 FT /note="I -> V (in dbSNP:rs669)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000269|PubMed:15489334, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:15611997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:1707161, FT ECO:0000269|PubMed:17974005, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2581245" FT /id="VAR_000014" FT CONFLICT 63 FT /note="Missing (in Ref. 8; AA sequence)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 82 FT /note="D -> V (in Ref. 3; AAT02228)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 350..353 FT /note="LSFV -> ACCS (in Ref. 6; AAH26246)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 563 FT /note="C -> E (in Ref. 8; AA sequence)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 844 FT /note="A -> V (in Ref. 4; BAD92851)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 872 FT /note="V -> M (in Ref. 5; CAH18188)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 1148 FT /note="A -> D (in Ref. 13; AAA51552)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT CONFLICT 1195 FT /note="H -> D (in Ref. 13; AAA51552)" FT /evidence="ECO:0000305" FT STRAND 128..134 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 136..138 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 143..151 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT HELIX 153..155 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 161..168 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 174..182 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 187..193 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 201..208 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 214..221 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:2P9R" FT STRAND 1341..1347 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT HELIX 1355..1359 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1360..1369 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1379..1384 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1389..1391 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT HELIX 1393..1400 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT TURN 1401..1403 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1407..1410 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1412..1419 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1427..1434 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1445..1450 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1454..1456 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" FT STRAND 1459..1463 FT /evidence="ECO:0007829|PDB:1BV8" SQ SEQUENCE 1474 AA; 163291 MW; 0A46DF09EFD3CF40 CRC64; MGKNKLLHPS LVLLLLVLLP TDASVSGKPQ YMVLVPSLLH TETTEKGCVL LSYLNETVTV SASLESVRGN RSLFTDLEAE NDVLHCVAFA VPKSSSNEEV MFLTVQVKGP TQEFKKRTTV MVKNEDSLVF VQTDKSIYKP GQTVKFRVVS MDENFHPLNE LIPLVYIQDP KGNRIAQWQS FQLEGGLKQF SFPLSSEPFQ GSYKVVVQKK SGGRTEHPFT VEEFVLPKFE VQVTVPKIIT ILEEEMNVSV CGLYTYGKPV PGHVTVSICR KYSDASDCHG EDSQAFCEKF SGQLNSHGCF YQQVKTKVFQ LKRKEYEMKL HTEAQIQEEG TVVELTGRQS SEITRTITKL SFVKVDSHFR QGIPFFGQVR LVDGKGVPIP NKVIFIRGNE ANYYSNATTD EHGLVQFSIN TTNVMGTSLT VRVNYKDRSP CYGYQWVSEE HEEAHHTAYL VFSPSKSFVH LEPMSHELPC GHTQTVQAHY ILNGGTLLGL KKLSFYYLIM AKGGIVRTGT HGLLVKQEDM KGHFSISIPV KSDIAPVARL LIYAVLPTGD VIGDSAKYDV ENCLANKVDL SFSPSQSLPA SHAHLRVTAA PQSVCALRAV DQSVLLMKPD AELSASSVYN LLPEKDLTGF PGPLNDQDNE DCINRHNVYI NGITYTPVSS TNEKDMYSFL EDMGLKAFTN SKIRKPKMCP QLQQYEMHGP EGLRVGFYES DVMGRGHARL VHVEEPHTET VRKYFPETWI WDLVVVNSAG VAEVGVTVPD TITEWKAGAF CLSEDAGLGI SSTASLRAFQ PFFVELTMPY SVIRGEAFTL KATVLNYLPK CIRVSVQLEA SPAFLAVPVE KEQAPHCICA NGRQTVSWAV TPKSLGNVNF TVSAEALESQ ELCGTEVPSV PEHGRKDTVI KPLLVEPEGL EKETTFNSLL CPSGGEVSEE LSLKLPPNVV EESARASVSV LGDILGSAMQ NTQNLLQMPY GCGEQNMVLF APNIYVLDYL NETQQLTPEI KSKAIGYLNT GYQRQLNYKH YDGSYSTFGE RYGRNQGNTW LTAFVLKTFA QARAYIFIDE AHITQALIWL SQRQKDNGCF RSSGSLLNNA IKGGVEDEVT LSAYITIALL EIPLTVTHPV VRNALFCLES AWKTAQEGDH GSHVYTKALL AYAFALAGNQ DKRKEVLKSL NEEAVKKDNS VHWERPQKPK APVGHFYEPQ APSAEVEMTS YVLLAYLTAQ PAPTSEDLTS ATNIVKWITK QQNAQGGFSS TQDTVVALHA LSKYGAATFT RTGKAAQVTI QSSGTFSSKF QVDNNNRLLL QQVSLPELPG EYSMKVTGEG CVYLQTSLKY NILPEKEEFP FALGVQTLPQ TCDEPKAHTS FQISLSVSYT GSRSASNMAI VDVKMVSGFI PLKPTVKMLE RSNHVSRTEV SSNHVLIYLD KVSNQTLSLF FTVLQDVPVR DLKPAIVKVY DYYETDEFAI AEYNAPCSKD LGNA //