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Mouse tPA / PLAT Protein (Fc Tag)

AU020998,AW212668,D8Ertd2e,tPA

Catalog Number P50910-M01H1
Organism Species Mouse
Host Human Cells
Synonyms AU020998,AW212668,D8Ertd2e,tPA
Molecular Weight The recombinant mouse PLAT/Fc comprises 511 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 56.4 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 57 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions due to glycosylation.
predicted N Glu
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 80 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the mouse PLAT (P11214) (Ile309-Gln559) was was expressed with the fused Fc region of human IgG1 at the N-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Immunology |Inflammation / Inflammatory Mediator |Plasma Cascade Systems in Inflammation |Fibrinolysis System
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Tissue plasminogen activator (abbreviated tPA or PLAT), is traditionally viewed as a simple serine protease whose main function is to convert plasminogen into biologically active plasmin. As a protease, tPA plays a crucial role in regulating blood fibrinolysis, in maintaining the homeostasis of extracellular matrix and in modulating the post-translational activation of growth factors. tPA is synthesized and secreted as a single chain polypeptide precursor which is cleaved in turn by plasmin. Proteolytic cleavage at the C-terminal side of Arg275 generates the enzyme composed of two subunits, designated as α and β chains which are held together by a single disulfide bond. Unlike the other members of the chymotrypsin family, tPA has one particular distinction in that the catalytic efficiency of the single-chain enzyme is only slightly lower than that of the proteolytically cleaved form and is therefore not a true zymogen. tPA is found not only in the blood, where its primary function is as a thrombolytic enzyme, but also in the central nervous system (CNS). It participats in a number of physiological and pathological events in the CNS, as well as the role of neuroserpin as the natural regulator of tPA's activity in these processes. Increased or decreased activity of tPA leads to hyperfibrinolysis or hypofibrinolysis, respectively. In addition, as a cytokine, tPA plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of renal interstitial fibrosis through diverse mechanisms. Thus, as a fibrogenic cytokine, it promotes the progression of kidney diseases.
Reference
  • Yepes M, et al. (2004) New functions for an old enzyme: nonhemostatic roles for tissue-type plasminogen activator in the central nervous system. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 229(11): 1097-104.
  • Samson AL, et al. (2006) Tissue-type plasminogen activator: a multifaceted modulator of neurotransmission and synaptic plasticity. Neuron. 50(5): 673-8.
  • Skrzypiec AE, et al. (2008) Tissue plasminogen activator in the amygdala: a new role for an old protease. J Physiol Pharmacol. 59 Suppl 8: 135-46.
  • Hu K, et al. (2008) Novel actions of tissue-type plasminogen activator in chronic kidney disease. Front Biosci. 13: 5174-86.