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SUBMITTER: Cater JH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679887 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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]