components based on the template structure of alpha1-antitrypsin. In the 2000s, a systematic nomenclature was introduced in order to categorise members of the serpin superfamily based on their evolutionary relationships. Serpins are therefore the largest and most diverse superfamily of protease inhibitors.

Activity

Most serpins are protease inhibitors, targeting extracellular, chymotrypsin-like serine proteases.

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