Alpha-2-Macroglobulin-like 1
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alpha-2-macroglobulin-like 1, also known as α2-macroglobulin-like 1 and abbreviated as α2ML1 is a large, 180 kDa protein
found in the epidermis
. It is able to the inhibit the chymotryptic activity of KLK7
.
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
found in the epidermis
Epidermis
Epidermis may refer to:* Epidermis , in plants, the outermost layer of cells covering the leaves and young parts of a plant* Epidermis , the outermost layer of the skin of a human...
. It is able to the inhibit the chymotryptic activity of KLK7
KLK7
Kallikrein-related peptidase 7 is a serine protease that in humans is encoded by the KLK7 gene. KLK7 was initially purified from the epidermis and characterised as stratum corneum chymotryptic enzyme...
.