Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2

Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade B (ovalbumin), member 2

PDB rendering based on 1by7.
Identifiers
Symbols SERPINB2; HsT1201; PAI; PAI-2; PAI2; PLANH2
External IDs OMIM173390 MGI97609 HomoloGene20571 GeneCards: SERPINB2 Gene
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 5055 18788
Ensembl ENSG00000197632 ENSMUSG00000062345
UniProt P05120 Q542A3
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001143818.1 NM_011111
RefSeq (protein) NP_001137290.1 NP_035241
Location (UCSC) Chr 18:
61.54 – 61.57 Mb
Chr 1:
109.41 – 109.43 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (placental PAI) is a coagulation factor that inactivates tPA and urokinase. It is present in most cells, especially monocytes/macrophages. PAI-2 exists in two forms, a 60-kDa extracellular glycosylated form and a 43-kDa intracellular form.

It is present only at detectable quantities in blood during pregnancy, as it is produced by the placenta, and may explain partially the increased rate of thrombosis during pregnancy. The majority of expressed PAI-2 remains unsecreted due to the presence of an inefficient internal signal peptide.

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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (SerpinB2) has been reported to bind a series of intracellular and extracellular proteins. Whether SerpinB2's physiological function is inhibition of the extracellular protease urokinase and/or whether SerpinB2 has intracellular activities remains controversial. At least one of SerpinB2's physiological functions may involve regulation of adaptive immunity. Reviewed in Schroder WA, Major L, Suhrbier A. The role of SerpinB2 in immunity. Crit Rev Immunol. 2011;31(1):15-30. PMID: 21395508.

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