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The urokinase receptor and cell migration

F Blasi1

  • 1Dipartimento di Genetica e Biologia dei Microrganismi, University of Milan, Italy.

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR) regulates urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA) activity and cell migration. u-PAR internalization and signaling pathways are key to these processes.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • The urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR) is a cell surface protein that binds urokinase plasminogen activator (u-PA).
  • u-PAR focuses u-PA enzymatic activity and facilitates plasminogen activation on the cell surface.
  • Regulation of u-PA activity and cell signaling are critical functions mediated by u-PAR.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the mechanisms by which u-PAR regulates u-PA activity.
  • To investigate the internalization pathways of u-PAR and its role in cell migration.
  • To explore the signaling cascades initiated by u-PAR occupancy.

Main Methods:

  • The study likely involved cell-based assays and biochemical techniques to analyze protein interactions and signaling pathways.
  • Investigated the internalization of u-PAR in complex with u-PA and alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor (LRP).
  • Examined the activation of tyrosine kinases, specifically p56/p59hck, upon u-PAR engagement.

Main Results:

  • u-PAR mediates the internalization of serpin-inactivated u-PA via the alpha 2-macroglobulin receptor (LRP), with u-PAR also being internalized.
  • u-PAR occupancy can directly trigger cell migratory signals, such as chemotaxis, independent of u-PA protease activity.
  • u-PAR engagement leads to the activation of tyrosine kinases, including p56/p59hck, through an unidentified transmembrane adaptor.

Conclusions:

  • u-PAR plays a multifaceted role in regulating u-PA activity and cellular processes.
  • Internalization of the u-PAR/u-PA complex is a regulated event influencing cell surface dynamics.
  • u-PAR acts as a signaling platform, transducing migratory cues through tyrosine kinase activation.

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