MeSH definition : 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.;
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.