"Apoprotein(a)" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D053241
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.532.350.500 D12.776.521.400.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Apoprotein(a)- Apoprotein(a)
- Apo Lp(a)
- Apolipoprotein (a)
- Apoprotein (a)
- Apolipoprotein Lp(a+)
- Apolipoprotein(a)
- Antiangiogenic AK38 Protein
- Protein, Antiangiogenic AK38
- Apolipoprotein Lp(a)
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Apoprotein(a)" by people in Profiles.
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High levels of lipoprotein(a) in transgenic mice exacerbate atherosclerosis and promote vulnerable plaque features in a sex-specific manner. Atherosclerosis. 2023 11; 384:117150.
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Interaction of apolipoprotein[a] with apolipoproteinB-100 Cys3734 region in lipoprotein[a] is confirmed immunochemically. J Protein Chem. 1996 Jan; 15(1):17-25.
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Comparative analysis of the apo(a) gene, apo(a) glycoprotein, and plasma concentrations of Lp(a) in three ethnic groups. Evidence for no common "null" allele at the apo(a) locus. J Clin Invest. 1994 Jun; 93(6):2526-34.
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Molecular basis of apolipoprotein (a) isoform size heterogeneity as revealed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. J Clin Invest. 1991 Jun; 87(6):2153-61.
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Relation of serum lipoprotein(a) concentration and apolipoprotein(a) phenotype to coronary heart disease in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. N Engl J Med. 1990 May 24; 322(21):1494-9.