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SUBMITTER: Lechowicz U
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7731214 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lechowicz Urszula U Rudzinski Stefan S Jezela-Stanek Aleksandra A Janciauskiene Sabina S Chorostowska-Wynimko Joanna J
International journal of molecular sciences 20201202 23
Alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT), an acute-phase protein encoded by the <i>SERPINA1</i> gene, is a member of the serine protease inhibitor (SERPIN) superfamily. Its primary function is to protect tissues from enzymes released during inflammation, such as neutrophil elastase and proteinase 3. In addition to its antiprotease activity, AAT interacts with numerous other substances and has various functions, mainly arising from the conformational flexibility of normal variants of AAT. Therefore, AAT has div ...[more]