Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2

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

PDB rendering based on 1by7.
Available structures
PDB Ortholog search: PDBe, RCSB
Identifiers
SymbolsSERPINB2 ; HsT1201; PAI; PAI-2; PAI2; PLANH2
External IDsOMIM: 173390 MGI: 97609 HomoloGene: 20571 GeneCards: SERPINB2 Gene
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Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez505518788
EnsemblENSG00000197632ENSMUSG00000062345
UniProtP05120P12388
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001143818NM_001174170
RefSeq (protein)NP_001137290NP_001167641
Location (UCSC)Chr 18:
61.54 – 61.57 Mb
Chr 1:
107.51 – 107.54 Mb
PubMed search

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.

Fibrinolysis (simplified). Blue arrows denote stimulation, and red arrows inhibition.

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.

Interactions

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.[1]

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References

  1. Schroder WA, Major L, Suhrbier A (2011). "The role of SerpinB2 in immunity". Crit. Rev. Immunol. 31 (1): 15–30. doi:10.1615/critrevimmunol.v31.i1.20. PMID 21395508.

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