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  • Chao, S.C.; Hu, D.N.; Yang, P.Y.; Lin, C.Y.; Yang, S.F.
    Overexpression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator in pterygia and pterygium fibroblasts (2011), Mol. Vis., 17, 23-31.
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Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
plasminogen + H2O Homo sapiens
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plasmin + ?
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Homo sapiens
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Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
pterygium overexpression of uPA mRNA in various stages of surgically excised pterygia specimens and cultured pterygium fibroblasts, expression is increased significantly following the progression of the pterygium, quantitative real-time PCR analysis, overview Homo sapiens
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
plasminogen + H2O
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Homo sapiens plasmin + ?
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
uPA
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Homo sapiens
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator
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Homo sapiens

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function urokinase-type plasminogen activator is a protease involved in tissue remodeling and cell migration, increased expression of uPA in pterygium may covert plasminogen to plasmin, degrade extracellular matrixes, stimulate cell migration, induce angiogenesis, and plays an important role in the development and progression of pterygium Homo sapiens