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The proteinase–α 2 M complex is recognised by macrophage receptors and cleared from the system. Fibrinolysis (simplified). Blue arrows denote stimulation, and red arrows inhibition. α 2-Macroglobulin is known to bind zinc, as well as copper in plasma, even more strongly than albumin, and such it is also known as transcuprein.
15122 Ensembl ENSG00000188536 ENSMUSG00000069919 UniProt P69905 Q91VB8 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000517 NM_008218 RefSeq (protein) NP_000508 NP_000508.1 NP_000549.1 NP_001077424 Location (UCSC) Chr 16: 0.17 – 0.17 Mb Chr 11: 32.23 – 32.23 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse Hemoglobin, alpha 2 also known as HBA2 is a gene that in humans codes for the alpha globin chain of ...
These two variants have distinctions with the alpha and beta-globin chains. HbA2 is a vital component for screening programs targeting beta-thalassemia and hemoglobin pathogens. Typically the normal HbA2 levels range from 2.1% to 3.2%, but these values may change based on individual factors and different hemoglobin or hematological patterns. [3]
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The normal hemoglobin types are Hemoglobin A (HbA), which makes up 95–98% of total hemoglobin in adults, Hemoglobin A2 (HbA2), which constitutes 2–3% of total hemoglobin in adults, and Hemoglobin F (HbF), which is the predominant hemoglobin in the fetus during pregnancy, and may persist in small amounts in adults.
Alpha-2 macroglobulin is a notable plasma component with a molecular mass of 820 kDa, about 300 mg/100 ml, and around 10% carbohydrate in 31 glycans. Alpha-2 macroglobulin is a tetrameric protein which means, in essence, that it is predominantly made up of four identical subunits. Alpha-2 macroglobulin's identical subunits contain 1451 amino ...
Hemoglobin A (HbA), also known as adult hemoglobin, hemoglobin A1 or α 2 β 2, is the most common human hemoglobin tetramer, accounting for over 97% of the total red blood cell hemoglobin. [1] Hemoglobin is an oxygen-binding protein, found in erythrocytes , which transports oxygen from the lungs to the tissues. [ 2 ]
Electrophoresis is a laboratory technique in which the blood serum (the fluid portion of the blood after the blood has clotted) is applied to either an acetate membrane soaked in a liquid buffer, [3] or to a buffered agarose gel matrix, or into liquid in a capillary tube, and exposed to an electric current to separate the serum protein ...