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Distal hinge of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 involves its latency transition and specificities toward serine proteases.
BMC biochemistry - 8 Jul 2003
Wang Qingcai, Shaltiel Shmuel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) spontaneously converts from an inhibitory into a latent form. Specificity of PAI-1 is mainly determined by its reactive site (Arg346-Met347), which interacts with serine residue of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) with concomitant formation of SDS-stable complex. Other sites may also play roles in determining the specificity of PAI-1 toward serine...
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