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{{STRUCTURE_1atu |  PDB=1atu1ezxwd.pdb  |  SCENE=User:Daniel_Seeman/Alpha-1-antitrypsin/437437437437/1}}
{{STRUCTURE_1atu |  PDB=1atu1ezxwd.pdb  |  SCENE=User:Daniel_Seeman/Alpha-1-antitrypsin/437437437437/1}}
'''Alpha-1-antitrypsin''' (or α1-antitrypsin, A1AT) is an inhibitor of [[Elastase]] and [[Trypsin]].  It is a member of the '''Ser'''ine '''P'''rotease '''I'''nhibitor ([[:Category:Serpin|Serpin]]) family, and as such undergoes a conformational change where a loop region becomes ordered as a Beta Strand.  In this case Trypsin is inhibited when a covalent bond is formed to A1AT.  With A1AT, as with most members of the Serpin family, the transition from inactive precursor protein to active complex comes after a cleavage event.  Shown <scene name='User:Daniel_Seeman/Alpha-1-antitrypsin/437437437437/1'>on the right</scene> is a morph, generated by the <span class="plainlinks">[http://molmovdb.mbb.yale.edu/molmovdb/morph/ Yale Morph Server]</span> that shows A1AT going from its inactive form, to the conformation in which it is bound to Trypsin (also shown in the same animation).  
'''Alpha-1-antitrypsin''' (or α1-antitrypsin, A1AT) is an inhibitor of [[Elastase]] and [[Trypsin]].  It is a member of the '''Ser'''ine '''P'''rotease '''I'''nhibitor ([[:Category:Serpin|Serpin]]) family, and as such undergoes a conformational change where a loop region becomes ordered as a Beta Strand.  In this case Trypsin is inhibited when a covalent bond is formed to A1AT.  With A1AT, as with most members of the Serpin family, the transition from inactive precursor protein to active complex comes after a cleavage event.  Shown <scene name='User:Daniel_Seeman/Alpha-1-antitrypsin/437437437437/1'>on the right</scene> is a morph, generated by the <span class="plainlinks">[http://molmovdb.mbb.yale.edu/molmovdb/morph/ Yale Morph Server]</span> that shows A1AT going from its inactive form, to the conformation in which it is bound to Trypsin (also shown in the same animation)<ref>Yale morph server</ref>.  


=== Role in disease ===
=== Role in disease ===