The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Carboxypeptidase B2 across different species:

carboxypeptidase B2 (plasma) (CPB2)

Other aliases include:

CPU, PCPB, TAFI

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Carboxypeptidase B2:

plasma carboxypeptidase B2 – carboxypeptidase U – carboxypeptidase B-like protein – thrombin-activable fibrinolysis inhibitor – thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor – carboxypeptidase B2 (plasma, carboxypeptidase U)

Carboxypeptidase B2 fulfills a number of functions:

metal ion binding – metallocarboxypeptidase activity – metallopeptidase activity – peptidase activity – zinc ion binding

Carboxypeptidase B2 is relevant to the following processes:

fibrinolysis – proteolysis

Locations for Carboxypeptidase B2:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology