GDN Polyclonal Antibody

The serine protease inhibitors (serpins) compose a superfamily of proteins with a diverse set of functions, including the control of blood coagulation, complement activation, programmed cell death and development. Serpins are secreted glycoproteins that contain a stretch of peptide that mimics a true substrate for a corresponding serine protease. Protease nexin-1 (PN-1) is a serpin that inactivates several proteases, including thrombin, urokinase, plasminogen activators (PA) and plasmin. It is involved in tissue remodeling, cellular invasiveness, matrix degradation and tumor growth. PN-1 expression is abundant in the nervous system, where it inhibits thrombin, thereby playing a role in neural injury and repair processes. An imbalance between PN-1 and thrombin may be a contributing factor in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease.

Glia derived nexin; Protease inhibitor 7; GDN; GDN_HUMAN; Glia-derived nexin; P17 antibody Peptidase inhibitor 7; Pi-7; Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1, member 2; PN-1; PN1; PNI; Protease nexin 1; Protease nexin I; Serpin E2; Serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade E (nexin, plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1), member 2; SERPINE 2; Serpine2.