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Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, a Hypochlorite-Regulated Chaperone and Immune System Modulator.


ABSTRACT: Alpha-macroglobulins are ancient proteins that include monomeric, dimeric, and tetrameric family members. In humans, and many other mammals, the predominant alpha-macroglobulin is alpha-2-macroglobulin (? 2M), a tetrameric protein that is constitutively abundant in biological fluids (e.g., blood plasma, cerebral spinal fluid, synovial fluid, ocular fluid, and interstitial fluid). ? 2M is best known for its remarkable ability to inhibit a broad spectrum of proteases, but the full gamut of its activities affects diverse biological processes. For example, ? 2M can stabilise and facilitate the clearance of the Alzheimer's disease-associated amyloid beta (A?) peptide. Additionally, ? 2M can influence the signalling of cytokines and growth factors including neurotrophins. The results of several studies support the idea that the functions of ? 2M are uniquely regulated by hypochlorite, an oxidant that is generated during inflammation, which induces the native ? 2M tetramer to dissociate into dimers. This review will discuss the evidence for hypochlorite-induced regulation of ? 2M and the possible implications of this in neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.

SUBMITTER: Cater JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679887 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Alpha-2-Macroglobulin, a Hypochlorite-Regulated Chaperone and Immune System Modulator.

Cater Jordan H JH   Wilson Mark R MR   Wyatt Amy R AR  

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20190722


Alpha-macroglobulins are ancient proteins that include monomeric, dimeric, and tetrameric family members. In humans, and many other mammals, the predominant alpha-macroglobulin is alpha-2-macroglobulin (<i>α</i> <sub>2</sub>M), a tetrameric protein that is constitutively abundant in biological fluids (e.g., blood plasma, cerebral spinal fluid, synovial fluid, ocular fluid, and interstitial fluid). <i>α</i> <sub>2</sub>M is best known for its remarkable ability to inhibit a broad spectrum of prot  ...[more]

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