Albumin is a family of globular proteins , the most common of which are the serum albumins . All of the proteins of the albumin family are water- soluble , moderately soluble in concentrated salt solutions, and experience heat denaturation . Albumins are commonly found in blood plasma and differ from other blood proteins in that they are not glycosylated . Substances containing albumins are called albuminoids .
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42-402: A screening test for certain developmental abnormalities, such as aneuploidy . Second, serum AFP level is elevated in people with certain tumors, and so it is used as a biomarker to follow these diseases. Some of these diseases are listed below: A peptide derived from AFP that is referred to as AFPep is claimed to possess anti-cancer properties. In the treatment of testicular cancer it
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105-531: A tandem manner. Albumins found in animals can be divided into six subfamilies by phylogeny . The Vitamin-D binding proteins occupy families 1–3. The other albumins are mixed among each other in families 4–6. ECM1 is in family 6. In addition to their medical use, serum albumins are valued in biotechnology. Bovine serum albumin is usually used, although versions from humans and genetically-modified rice are also used to reduce animal cruelty. A few other proteins are also sometimes called albumins. They are not in
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147-542: Is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AFP gene . The AFP gene is located on the q arm of chromosome 4 (4q13.3). Maternal AFP serum level is used to screen for Down syndrome , neural tube defects , and other chromosomal abnormalities . AFP is a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the fetal liver during fetal development. It is thought to be the fetal analog of serum albumin . AFP binds to copper , nickel , fatty acids and bilirubin and
168-796: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Albumin A number of blood transport proteins are evolutionarily related in the albumin family, including serum albumin, alpha-fetoprotein , vitamin D-binding protein and afamin . This family is only found in vertebrates . Albumins in a less strict sense can mean other proteins that coagulate under certain conditions. See § Other albumin types for lactalbumin , ovalbumin and plant "2S albumin". Albumins in general are transport proteins that bind to various ligands and carry them around. Human types include: The four canonical human albumins are arranged on chromosome 4 region 4q13.3 in
189-473: Is found in monomeric , dimeric and trimeric forms. AFP is a glycoprotein of 591 amino acids and a carbohydrate moiety . The function of AFP in adult humans is unknown. AFP is the most abundant plasma protein found in the human fetus. In the fetus, AFP is produced by both the liver and the yolk sac. It is believed to function as a carrier protein (similar to albumin) that transports materials such as fatty acids to cells. Maternal plasma levels peak near
210-485: Is less clear. In human liver cancer, AFP is found to bind glypican-3 (GPC3), another oncofetal antigen. The rodent AFP system can be overridden with massive injections of estrogen, which overwhelm the AFP system and will masculinize the fetus. The masculinizing effect of estrogens may seem counter-intuitive since estrogens are critical for the proper development of female secondary characteristics during puberty. However, this
231-428: Is not the case prenatally. Gonadal hormones from the testes, such as testosterone and anti-Müllerian hormone , are required to cause development of a phenotypic male. Without these hormones, the fetus will develop into a phenotypic female even if genetically XY . The conversion of testosterone into estradiol by aromatase in many tissues may be an important step in masculinization of that tissue. Masculinization of
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#1732776530425252-531: Is paramount to differentiate seminomatous and nonseminomatous tumors. This is typically done pathologically after removal of the testicle and confirmed by tumor markers. However, if the pathology is pure seminoma , if the AFP is elevated, the tumor is treated as a nonseminomatous tumor because it contains yolk sac (nonseminomatous) components. This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine , which
273-477: Is pronounced / ˈ æ l b j ʊ m ɪ n / ; formed from Latin : albumen "(egg) white; dried egg white". Alpha-fetoprotein 3MRK 174 11576 ENSG00000081051 ENSMUSG00000054932 P02771 P02772 NM_001134 NM_001354717 NM_007423 NP_001125 NP_001341646 NP_031449 Alpha-fetoprotein ( AFP , α-fetoprotein ; also sometimes called alpha-1-fetoprotein , alpha-fetoglobulin , or alpha fetal protein )
294-458: Is quickly cleared from the mother's serum via her kidneys, maternal urine AFP correlates with fetal serum levels, although the maternal urine level is much lower than the fetal serum level. AFP levels rise until about week 32. Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) screening is performed at 16 to 18 weeks of gestation. If MSAFP levels indicate an anomaly, amniocentesis may be offered to the patient. The normal range of AFP for adults and children
315-523: Is variously reported as under 50, under 10, or under 5 ng/mL. At birth, normal infants have AFP levels four or more orders of magnitude above this normal range, that decreases to a normal range over the first year of life. During this time, the normal range of AFP levels spans approximately two orders of magnitude. Correct evaluation of abnormal AFP levels in infants must take into account these normal patterns. Very high AFP levels may be subject to hooking (see Tumor marker ), which results in
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357-421: The brain is thought to occur both by conversion of testosterone into estradiol by aromatase, but also by de novo synthesis of estrogens within the brain. Thus, AFP may protect the fetus from maternal estradiol that would otherwise have a masculinizing effect on the fetus, but its exact role is still controversial. In pregnant women, fetal AFP levels can be monitored in the urine of the pregnant woman. Since AFP
378-485: The end of the first trimester, and begin decreasing prenatally at that time, then decrease rapidly after birth. Normal adult levels in the newborn are usually reached by the age of 8 to 12 months. While the function in humans is unknown, in rodents it binds estradiol to prevent the transport of this hormone across the placenta to the fetus. The main function of this is to prevent the virilization of female fetuses. As human AFP does not bind estrogen, its function in humans
399-449: The level being reported significantly lower than the actual concentration. This is important for analysis of a series of AFP tumor marker tests, e.g. in the context of post-treatment early surveillance of cancer survivors, where the rate of decrease of AFP has diagnostic value. Measurement of AFP is generally used in two clinical contexts. First, it is measured in pregnant women through the analysis of maternal blood or amniotic fluid as
420-563: The same family as vertebrate albumins: The 3D structure of human serum albumin has been determined by X-ray crystallography to a resolution of 2.5 ångströms (250 pm). Albumin is a 65–70 kDa protein. Albumin comprises three homologous domains that assemble to form a heart-shaped protein. Each domain is a product of two subdomains that possess common structural motifs. The principal regions of ligand binding to human serum albumin are located in hydrophobic cavities in subdomains IIA and IIIA, which exhibit similar chemistry. Structurally,
441-413: The serum albumins are similar, each domain containing five or six internal disulfide bonds. Worldwide, certain traditional Chinese medicines contain wild bear bile, banned under CITES legislation. Dip sticks, similar to common pregnancy tests, have been developed to detect the presence of bear albumin in traditional medicine products, indicating that bear bile had been used in their creation. Albumin
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