| Official Name |
| U-plasminogen activator.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
| Cellular plasminogen activator. |
| Urinary plasminogen activator. |
| Urokinase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
| Specific cleavage of Arg-|-Val bond in plasminogen to form plasmin |
| Comment(s) |
- Formed from the inactive precursor by action of plasmin or plasma
kallikrein.
- Differs in structure from EC 3.4.21.68, and does not bind to fibrin.
- Belongs to peptidase family S1.
- Formerly EC 3.4.21.31 and EC 3.4.99.26.
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| Cross-references |
| Biochemical Pathways; map number(s) | U2 |
| PROSITE | PDOC00124 |
| BRENDA | 3.4.21.73 |
| PUMA2 | 3.4.21.73 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 3.4.21.73 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.21.73 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 3.4.21.73 |
| IntEnz | 3.4.21.73 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 3.4.21.73 |
| MetaCyc | 3.4.21.73 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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