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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02055
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7534
Name Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
Synonyms
  1. U-plasminogen activator
  2. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator chain B
  3. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator long chain A
  4. Urokinase-type plasminogen activator short chain A
  5. uPA
Gene Name PLAU
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in serine-type endopeptidase activity
Specific Function Specifically cleave the zymogen plasminogen to form the active enzyme plasmin
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Function
endopeptidase activity
serine-type endopeptidase activity
catalytic activity
hydrolase activity
peptidase activity
peptidase activity, acting on l-amino acid peptides
Process
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
protein metabolic process
proteolysis
Cellular Location
  1. Secreted
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 10q24
SNPs PLAU
Gene Sequence
>1296 bp
ATGAGAGCCCTGCTGGCGCGCCTGCTTCTCTGCGTCCTGGTCGTGAGCGACTCCAAAGGC
AGCAATGAACTTCATCAAGTTCCATCGAACTGTGACTGTCTAAATGGAGGAACATGTGTG
TCCAACAAGTACTTCTCCAACATTCACTGGTGCAACTGCCCAAAGAAATTCGGAGGGCAG
CACTGTGAAATAGATAAGTCAAAAACCTGCTATGAGGGGAATGGTCACTTTTACCGAGGA
AAGGCCAGCACTGACACCATGGGCCGGCCCTGCCTGCCCTGGAACTCTGCCACTGTCCTT
CAGCAAACGTACCATGCCCACAGATCTGATGCTCTTCAGCTGGGCCTGGGGAAACATAAT
TACTGCAGGAACCCAGACAACCGGAGGCGACCCTGGTGCTATGTGCAGGTGGGCCTAAAG
CCGCTTGTCCAAGAGTGCATGGTGCATGACTGCGCAGATGGAAAAAAGCCCTCCTCTCCT
CCAGAAGAATTAAAATTTCAGTGTGGCCAAAAGACTCTGAGGCCCCGCTTTAAGATTATT
GGGGGAGAATTCACCACCATCGAGAACCAGCCCTGGTTTGCGGCCATCTACAGGAGGCAC
CGGGGGGGCTCTGTCACCTACGTGTGTGGAGGCAGCCTCATCAGCCCTTGCTGGGTGATC
AGCGCCACACACTGCTTCATTGATTACCCAAAGAAGGAGGACTACATCGTCTACCTGGGT
CGCTCAAGGCTTAACTCCAACACGCAAGGGGAGATGAAGTTTGAGGTGGAAAACCTCATC
CTACACAAGGACTACAGCGCTGACACGCTTGCTCACCACAACGACATTGCCTTGCTGAAG
ATCCGTTCCAAGGAGGGCAGGTGTGCGCAGCCATCCCGGACTATACAGACCATCTGCCTG
CCCTCGATGTATAACGATCCCCAGTTTGGCACAAGCTGTGAGATCACTGGCTTTGGAAAA
GAGAATTCTACCGACTATCTCTATCCGGAGCAGCTGAAAATGACTGTTGTGAAGCTGATT
TCCCACCGGGAGTGTCAGCAGCCCCACTACTACGGCTCTGAAGTCACCACCAAAATGCTA
TGTGCTGCTGACCCCCAATGGAAAACAGATTCCTGCCAGGGAGACTCAGGGGGACCCCTC
GTCTGTTCCCTCCAAGGCCGCATGACTTTGACTGGAATTGTGAGCTGGGGCCGTGGATGT
GCCCTGAAGGACAAGCCAGGCGTCTACACGAGAGTCTCACACTTCTTACCCTGGATCCGC
AGTCACACCAAGGAAGAGAATGGCCTGGCCCTCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 431
Molecular Weight 48507.1
Theoretical pI 8.48
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • 1-20
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
MRALLARLLLCVLVVSDSKGSNELHQVPSNCDCLNGGTCVSNKYFSNIHWCNCPKKFGGQ
HCEIDKSKTCYEGNGHFYRGKASTDTMGRPCLPWNSATVLQQTYHAHRSDALQLGLGKHN
YCRNPDNRRRPWCYVQVGLKPLVQECMVHDCADGKKPSSPPEELKFQCGQKTLRPRFKII
GGEFTTIENQPWFAAIYRRHRGGSVTYVCGGSLISPCWVISATHCFIDYPKKEDYIVYLG
RSRLNSNTQGEMKFEVENLILHKDYSADTLAHHNDIALLKIRSKEGRCAQPSRTIQTICL
PSMYNDPQFGTSCEITGFGKENSTDYLYPEQLKMTVVKLISHRECQQPHYYGSEVTTKML
CAADPQWKTDSCQGDSGGPLVCSLQGRMTLTGIVSWGRGCALKDKPGVYTRVSHFLPWIR
SHTKEENGLAL
GenBank ID Protein 340160
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P00749
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name UROK_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID M15476
GeneCard ID PLAU
GenAtlas ID PLAU
HGNC ID HGNC:9052
References
General References
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