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alpha-Macroglobulins

Known as: alpha Macrofetoproteins, alpha macroglobulin, Alpha macroglobulins 
Glycoproteins with a molecular weight of approximately 620,000 to 680,000. Precipitation by electrophoresis is in the alpha region. They include… 
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1999
1999
Alpha Macroglobulins and the Low-Density-Lipoprotein-Related Protein/Alpha-2-Macroglobulin Receptor in Experimental Renal Fibrosis
In this study, we evaluated the location of non-specific proteinase inhibitors and their receptor in experimental glomerular and… 
1996
1996
Identification of residues in alpha-macroglobulins important for binding to the alpha2-macroglobulin receptor/Low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein.
Variants of the receptor binding domain of both human alpha2-macroglobulin and the corresponding domain of hen egg white… 
1996
1996
Localisation of the major reactive lysine residue involved in the selfcrosslinking of proteinase‐activated Limulus α 2‐macroglobulin
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Receptor-recognized alpha 2-macroglobulin-methylamine elevates intracellular calcium, inositol phosphates and cyclic AMP in murine peritoneal macrophages.
Human plasma alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2M) is a tetrameric proteinase inhibitor, which undergoes a conformational change upon… 
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1991
Highly Cited
1991
Binding of tumor necrosis factor alpha to activated forms of human plasma alpha 2 macroglobulin.
We tested the hypothesis that human plasma alpha 2 macroglobulin (alpha 2M) is a latent binding glycoprotein for human tumor… 
1991
1991
Alpha-macroglobulin-like plasma inactivator for Vibrio vulnificus metalloprotease.
The metalloprotease produced by Vibrio vulnificus (VVP) is known to be quickly inactivated by plasma proteins which belong to the… 
1986
1986
Purification and characterization of a "half-molecule" alpha 2-macroglobulin from the southern grass frog: absence of binding to the mammalian alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor.
An alpha-macroglobulin (alpha 2M), which is a dimer consisting of two non-disulfide-bonded subunits, was identified and purified… 
1982
1982
Partial Characterization of a Fibrinolytic Inhibitor Produced by Cultured Endothelial Cells Derived from Human Umbilical Vein
Summary A preliminary characterization of a fibrinolytic inhibitor released by human umbilical vein endothelial cells in primary… 
1971
1971
Immunological Relationships of Serum α-Macroglobulins in the Human, Rat, and Rabbit 1
Summary Rabbit serum contains two immunologically distinct α-macroglobulins, α1M and α2M, while only an α2M has been described in… 
1967
1967
Serum Alpha Globulin Fraction: Survival-and-Recovery Effect in Irradiated Mice
An alpha macroglobulin fraction (19S) was isolated from the serum of rats and BC3F1 mice by zonal ultracentrifugation. Both the… 
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