Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 2
Gene name Alpha-2-macroglobulin
Gene symbol A2M
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
A2MDCPAMD5FWP007S863-7
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12p13.31
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a protease inhibitor and cytokine transporter. It uses a bait-and-trap mechanism to inhibit a broad spectrum of proteases, including trypsin, thrombin and collagenase. It can also inhibit inflammatory cytokines, and it
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT021948 hsa-miR-128-3p Microarray 17612493
MIRT023224 hsa-miR-122-5p Microarray 17612493
MIRT027430 hsa-miR-98-5p Microarray 19088304
MIRT736703 hsa-miR-146b-5p Luciferase reporter assayWestern blottingqRT-PCRELISA 31422941
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
NFKB1 Unknown 11466367
STAT3 Unknown 11466367
TFCP2 Unknown 10455131
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0001869 Process Negative regulation of complement activation, lectin pathway IDA 12538697
GO:0002020 Function Protease binding IBA
GO:0002020 Function Protease binding IPI 7679575, 18485748
GO:0004866 Function Endopeptidase inhibitor activity IBA
GO:0004866 Function Endopeptidase inhibitor activity IDA 7679575
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
103950 7 ENSG00000175899
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P01023
Protein name Alpha-2-macroglobulin (Alpha-2-M) (C3 and PZP-like alpha-2-macroglobulin domain-containing protein 5)
Protein function Is able to inhibit all four classes of proteinases by a unique 'trapping' mechanism. This protein has a peptide stretch, called the 'bait region' which contains specific cleavage sites for different proteinases. When a proteinase cleaves the bai
PDB 1BV8 , 2P9R , 6TAV , 7O7L , 7O7M , 7O7N , 7O7O , 7O7P , 7O7Q , 7O7R , 7O7S , 7VON , 7VOO
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01835 MG2 128 221 MG2 domain Domain
PF17791 MG3 223 313 Macroglobulin domain MG3 Domain
PF17789 MG4 350 445 Macroglobulin domain MG4 Domain
PF07703 A2M_BRD 459 607 Alpha-2-macroglobulin bait region domain Domain
PF00207 A2M 738 828 Alpha-2-macroglobulin family Family
PF07678 TED_complement 948 1264 A-macroglobulin TED domain Domain
PF07677 A2M_recep 1376 1463 A-macroglobulin receptor binding domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Secreted in plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:6203908}.
Sequence
MGKNKLLHPSLVLLLLVLLPTDASVSGKPQYMVLVPSLLHTETTEKGCVLLSYLNETVTV
SASLESVRGNRSLFTDLEAENDVLHCVAFAVPKSSSNEEVMFLTVQVKGPTQEFKKRTTV
MVKNEDSLVFVQTDKSIYKPGQTVKFRVVSMDENFHPLNELIPLVYIQDPKGNRIAQWQS
FQLEGGLKQFSFPLSSEPFQGSYKVVVQKKSGGRTEHPFTV
EEFVLPKFEVQVTVPKIIT
ILEEEMNVSVCGLYTYGKPVPGHVTVSICRKYSDASDCHGEDSQAFCEKFSGQLNSHGCF
YQQVKTKVFQLKR
KEYEMKLHTEAQIQEEGTVVELTGRQSSEITRTITKLSFVKVDSHFR
QGIPFFGQVRLVDGKGVPIPNKVIFIRGNEANYYSNATTDEHGLVQFSINTTNVMGTSLT
VRVNYKDRSPCYGYQWVSEEHEEAH
HTAYLVFSPSKSFVHLEPMSHELPCGHTQTVQAHY
ILNGGTLLGLKKLSFYYLIMAKGGIVRTGTHGLLVKQEDMKGHFSISIPVKSDIAPVARL
LIYAVLPTGDVIGDSAKYDVENCLANKVDLSFSPSQSLPASHAHLRVTAAPQSVCALRAV
DQSVLLM
KPDAELSASSVYNLLPEKDLTGFPGPLNDQDNEDCINRHNVYINGITYTPVSS
TNEKDMYSFLEDMGLKAFTNSKIRKPKMCPQLQQYEMHGPEGLRVGFYESDVMGRGHARL
VHVEEPHTETVRKYFPETWIWDLVVVNSAGVAEVGVTVPDTITEWKAGAFCLSEDAGLGI
SSTASLRAFQPFFVELTMPYSVIRGEAFTLKATVLNYLPKCIRVSVQL
EASPAFLAVPVE
KEQAPHCICANGRQTVSWAVTPKSLGNVNFTVSAEALESQELCGTEVPSVPEHGRKDTVI
KPLLVEPEGLEKETTFNSLLCPSGGEVSEELSLKLPPNVVEESARASVSVLGDILGSAMQ
NTQNLLQMPYGCGEQNMVLFAPNIYVLDYLNETQQLTPEIKSKAIGYLNTGYQRQLNYKH
YDGSYSTFGERYGRNQGNTWLTAFVLKTFAQARAYIFIDEAHITQALIWLSQRQKDNGCF
RSSGSLLNNAIKGGVEDEVTLSAYITIALLEIPLTVTHPVVRNALFCLESAWKTAQEGDH
GSHVYTKALLAYAFALAGNQDKRKEVLKSLNEEAVKKDNSVHWERPQKPKAPVGHFYEPQ
APSAEVEMTSYVLLAYLTAQPAPTSEDLTSATNIVKWITKQQNAQGGFSSTQDTVVALHA
LSKY
GAATFTRTGKAAQVTIQSSGTFSSKFQVDNNNRLLLQQVSLPELPGEYSMKVTGEG
CVYLQTSLKYNILPEKEEFPFALGVQTLPQTCDEPKAHTSFQISLSVSYTGSRSASNMAI
VDVKMVSGFIPLKPTVKMLERSNHVSRTEVSSNHVLIYLDKVSNQTLSLFFTVLQDVPVR
DLKPAIVKVYDYYETDEFAIAEY
NAPCSKDLGNA
Sequence length 1474
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Complement and coagulation cascades   Platelet degranulation
Intrinsic Pathway of Fibrin Clot Formation
Degradation of the extracellular matrix
Rho GTPase cycle
HDL assembly
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
A2M POLYMORPHISM Benign rs1800433, rs1799759 RCV006252375
RCV006252378
A2M-related disorder Likely benign; Benign; Uncertain significance rs375292452, rs201671036, rs190555000, rs745823596, rs11609582, rs2228222, rs190813517, rs759727725, rs200364039, rs61730087, rs201110464, rs55761427, rs201451491, rs368199883, rs750247006
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RCV003929561
RCV003929799
RCV003904272
RCV003974238
RCV003982350
RCV003964461
RCV003964476
RCV003911663
RCV003939457
RCV003951771
RCV003961382
RCV003924394
RCV003956892
RCV003969264
RCV003922194
RCV003976795
RCV003948337
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs56202499 RCV005909805
ALPHA-2-MACROGLOBULIN POLYMORPHISM Benign rs669, rs1800434 RCV000019801
RCV000019805
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Acute Kidney Injury Associate 33801801
Alzheimer Disease Associate 10688047, 11058432, 11106172, 18842138, 19105203, 29154276, 34958020, 35387811, 9837937
Alzheimer Disease Stimulate 27872486, 35456941
Anemia Sickle Cell Associate 20561980
Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Inhibit 11854734
Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal Associate 27934969
Arthritis Rheumatoid Associate 2510617, 34788409
Atherosclerosis Associate 33086557
Autism Spectrum Disorder Stimulate 33187600
Brain Diseases Associate 35456941