title: A soluble, ligand binding mutant of the human urokinase plasminogen activator receptor.
abstract: A truncated version of the human urokinase plasminogen activator receptor has been obtained by in vitro mutagenesis by insertion of a premature nonsense codon in the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor cDNA. This results in a protein truncated immediately upstream of the region which appears to be required for membrane attachment of the receptor via a glycolipid anchor. The modified receptor cDNA inserted into an expression vector has been transfected into mouse LB6 cells. Transfectants produce a urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA)-binding protein that is secreted into the medium. It can be cross-linked to iodinated ATF (amino-terminal fragment of u-PA) and can also inhibit binding of iodinated ATF to mouse LB6 cells that express the wild type human receptor. The soluble u-PA receptor will be used in a variety of experiments aimed at identifying the role and mechanism of u-PA in physiological and pathological invasive processes, as well as in therapeutical attempts to block or decrease cancer cell invasion and in general u-PA-mediated tissue destruction.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Masucci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blasi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D012995:Solubility; D014162:Transfection; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C524898:PLAUR protein, human; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C524899:Plaur protein, mouse; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D055293:Receptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator; D004247:DNA; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator