Gene Cluster: A2M

Organism: Homo sapiens

Synonymous: CPAMD5|DKFZp779B086|FWP007|S863-7|alpha 2M

alpha-2-macroglobulin

Link to Entrez Gene

Map: 12p13.3-p12.3

GO:0004867 serine-type endopeptidase inhibitor activity
GO:0005576 extracellular region
GO:0005634 nucleus
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0017114 wide-spectrum protease inhibitor activity
GO:0019899 enzyme binding
GO:0019959 interleukin-8 binding
GO:0019966 interleukin-1 binding
GO:0031093 platelet alpha granule lumen
GO:0043120 tumor necrosis factor binding
GO:0051260 protein homooligomerization

Reference Sequence: NM_000014.4

4678bp CDS 114..4538

Homologous cDNA sequence in the JCRB Genebank

A2M (5:5'UTR, C:CDS, 3:3'UTR, N:Unknown)

Human
3NHC3115_5EST 3NHC3746_5EST w00960_5EST HDG1519
Chimpanzee
PflB2048 PflB4688 PflB9175