This gene encodes a secreted serine protease that converts plasminogen to plasmin. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate A and B polypeptide chains. These chains associate via a single disulfide bond to form the catalytically inactive high molecular weight urokinase-type plasminogen activator (HMW-uPA). HMW-uPA can be further processed into the catalytically active low molecular weight urokinase-type plasminogen activator (LMW-uPA). This low molecular weight form does not bind to the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor. Mutations in this gene may be associated with Quebec platelet disorder and late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes an isoform that is proteolytically processed.
Aliases： ATF; QPD; UPA; URK; u-PA; BDPLT5
Entrez GeneID： 5328
Swissprot ： P00749
WB Predicted band size： 48.5KDa
Host/Isotype： Mouse IgG1
Species Reactivity： Human
Immunogen： Purified recombinant fragment of human PLAU (AA: 107-379) expressed in E. Coli.
