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SUBMITTER: Dougherty KM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC15197 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dougherty K M KM Pearson J M JM Yang A Y AY Westrick R J RJ Baker M S MS Ginsburg D D
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19990101 2
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2), a member of the serpin gene family, is thought to serve as a primary regulator of plasminogen activation in the extravascular compartment. High levels of PAI-2 are found in keratinocytes, monocytes, and the human trophoblast, the latter suggesting a role in placental maintenance or embryo development. The primarily intracellular distribution of PAI-2 also may indicate a unique regulatory role in a protease-dependent cellular process such as apoptosis. T ...[more]