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Apoprotein(a) MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Apoprotein(a)
Tree Number(s)
D10.532.350.500
D12.776.521.400.500
Unique ID
D053241
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053241
Annotation
do not confuse with APOLIPOPROTEINS A, normal structural proteins of the alpha-lipoproteins (HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS)
Scope Note
A large and highly glycosylated protein constituent of LIPOPROTEIN (A). It has very little affinity for lipids but forms disulfide-linkage to APOLIPOPROTEIN B-100. Apoprotein(a) has SERINE PROTEINASE activity and can be of varying sizes from 400- to 800-kDa. It is homologous to PLASMINOGEN and is known to modulate THROMBOSIS and FIBRINOLYSIS.
Entry Term(s)
Antiangiogenic AK38 Protein
Apo Lp(a)
Apolipoprotein (a)
Apolipoprotein Lp(a)
Apolipoprotein Lp(a+)
Apolipoprotein(a)
Apoprotein (a)
Registry Number
EC 3.4.21.-
Previous Indexing
Apolipoproteins (1977-1993)
Apolipoproteins A (1982-2006)
Apoproteins (1978-2004)
Public MeSH Note
2007; see APOLIPOPROTEINS A 1988-2006; APOLIPOPROTEIN LP(A+) was indexed under APOLIPOPROTEINS & LIPOPROTEIN(A) 1986-2006
History Note
2007 (1986); use APOLIPOPROTEINS A 1988-2006
Date Established
2007/01/01
Date of Entry
2006/07/05
Revision Date
2009/07/20
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