Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1

SERPINE1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesSERPINE1, PAI, PAI-1, PAI1, PLANH1, serpin family E member 1
External IDsOMIM: 173360; MGI: 97608; HomoloGene: 68070; GeneCards: SERPINE1; OMA:SERPINE1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

5054

18787

Ensembl

ENSG00000106366

ENSMUSG00000037411

UniProt

P05121

P22777

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001165413
NM_000602

NM_008871

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000593
NP_000593.1

NP_032897

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 101.13 – 101.14 MbChr 5: 137.09 – 137.1 Mb
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Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) also known as endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (serpin E1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SERPINE1 gene. Elevated PAI-1 is a risk factor for thrombosis and atherosclerosis.

PAI-1 is a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) that functions as the principal inhibitor of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and urokinase (uPA), the activators of plasminogen and hence fibrinolysis (the physiological breakdown of blood clots). It is a serine protease inhibitor (serpin) protein (SERPINE1).

The other PAI, plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 (PAI-2) is secreted by the placenta and only present in significant amounts during pregnancy. In addition, protease nexin acts as an inhibitor of tPA and urokinase. PAI-1, however, is the main inhibitor of the plasminogen activators.