The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Lipoprotein A across different species:

lipoprotein, Lp(a) (LPA), plasminogen (PLG), lipoprotein, Lp(a) (lpa)

Other aliases include:

LP, AK38, APOA, PLG, LPA, lpa, MGC82169

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Lipoprotein A:

lipoprotein Lp(a) – apolipoprotein(a) – OTTHUMP00000017543 – antiangiogenic AK38 protein – plasminogen – lipoprotein, Lp(a) – apolipoprotein(a)-like

Lipoprotein A fulfills a number of functions:

apolipoprotein binding – endopeptidase inhibitor activity – peptidase activity – serine-type endopeptidase activity – calcium ion binding

Lipoprotein A is relevant to the following processes:

blood circulation – lipid metabolic process – lipid transport – proteolysis – blood coagulation – fibrinolysis – tissue remodeling

Locations for Lipoprotein A:

extracellular region

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology