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ENZYME entry: EC 3.4.21.68

PURL: https://purl.expasy.org/enzyme/EC/3.4.21.68
Accepted Name
t-plasminogen activator
Alternative Name(s)
tissue plasminogen activator
tissue-type plasminogen activator
tPA
Reaction catalysed
Specific cleavage of Arg-|-Val bond in plasminogen to form plasmin
Comment(s)
  • From a wide variety of mammalian tissues, especially endothelial cells.
  • Secreted as a single chain precursor which is cleaved to a two-chain form by plasmin.
  • Activity is considerably enhanced by fibrin.
  • Belongs to peptidase family S1.
  • Formerly EC 3.4.21.31 and EC 3.4.99.26.
Cross-references
Rhea expert-curated reactions3.4.21.68
ExplorEnz3.4.21.68
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature3.4.21.68
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Q28198, TPA_BOVINP00750, TPA_HUMANP11214, TPA_MOUSE
Q8SQ23, TPA_PIGQ5R8J0, TPA_PONABP19637, TPA_RAT
P98119, URT1_DESROP15638, URT2_DESROP98121, URTB_DESRO
P49150, URTG_DESRO
BRENDA3.4.21.68
MetaCyc3.4.21.68
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature3.4.21.68
EC2PDB3.4.21.68
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