The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Pappalysin 2 across different species:

pappalysin 2 (Pappa2), pappalysin 2 (PAPPA2), pappalysin 2 (pappa2)

Other aliases include:

PLAC3, Pappe, PAPP-A2, PAPPE

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Pappalysin 2:

pappalysin 2 – placenta-specific 3 – pregnancy-associated plasma protein-E – pregnancy-associated plasma preproprotein-A2 – pappalysin-2 – PAPP-E – pregnancy-associated plasma protein E1 – pappalysin-2-like

Pappalysin 2 fulfills a number of functions:

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

Pappalysin 2 is relevant to the following processes:

proteolysis – cell differentiation – regulation of cell growth

Locations for Pappalysin 2:

cellular_component – extracellular region – intracellular – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology