urokinase-type plasminogen activator


Synonyms:

uPA; ATF; plasminogen activator, urokinase; PLAU; UPA; u-PA; URK; BDPLT5; QPD; U-plasminogen activator; Urokinase-type plasminogen activator chain B; Urokinase-type plasminogen activator long chain A; Urokinase-type plasminogen activator short chain A


Description:

Urokinase plasminogen activator, a peptidase that acts in DNA replication, and angiogenesis, upregulated in osteoarthritis, arteriosclerosis, lung, bone, and several cancers; gene polymorphisms correlate with late onset form of Alzheimer disease


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PR000005357


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