Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Macroglobulins
Synonyms
PAAG
Pregnancy Associated alpha 2 Globulins
Pregnancy Associated alpha 2 Glycoproteins
Pregnancy Associated alpha 2 Macroglobulins
Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Globulins
Pregnancy-Associated alpha 2-Glycoproteins
alpha 2-Globulins, Pregnancy-Associated
alpha 2-Glycoproteins, Pregnancy-Associated
alpha 2-Macroglobulins, Pregnancy-Associated
alpha(2)-PAG
alpha2 PAG
alpha2-PAG
Large (>160 kDa) glycoproteins with electrophoretic mobility of ALPHA-GLOBULINS, found in high concentration in the plasma of pregnant women but also in a number of species including mouse, rat, and others (ALPHA-MACROGLOBULINS). In humans, they are always present in the circulation and are nonspecific inhibitors of PROTEINASES, similar to COMPLEMENT PROTEINS (C3; C4; C5).