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Proteolytic and genetic variation of the alpha-2-antiplasmin C-terminus in myocardial infarction.
Blood - 16 Jun 2011
Uitte de Willige Shirley, Miedzak Megan, Carter Angela M, Lisman Ton, Rosendaal Frits R, Grant Peter J, Philippou Helen, Ariëns Robert A S
Abstract excerpt
Alpha-2-antiplasmin (α2AP) undergoes both N- and C-terminal cleavages, which significantly modify its activities. Compared with other Ser protease inhibitors (serpins), α2AP contains an ~50-residue-extended C-terminus, which binds plasmin(ogen). We developed 2 new ELISAs to measure the antigen levels of free total α2AP and free C-terminally intact α2AP to investigate whether α2AP antigen levels or α2AP C-terminal...
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