| Description | Serpins are a group of proteins with similar structures that were first identified as a set of proteins able to inhibit proteases. They are the largest and most diverse family of serine protease inhibitors which are involved in a number of fundamental biological processes such as blood coagulation, complement activation, fibrinolysis, angiogenesis, inflammation and tumor suppression and are expressed in a cell-specific manner. Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1, also known as PAI-1, Endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor, SERPINE1 and PLANH1, is a secreted protein which belongs to the serpin family. SERPINE1 acts as 'bait' for tissue plasminogen activator, urokinase, and protein C. Its rapid interaction with TPA may function as a major |
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