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Endogenous plasmin converts Glu-plasminogen to Lys-plasminogen on the monocytoid cell surface.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Jun 2003
Zhang L, Gong Y, Grella D K, Castellino F J, Miles L A
Abstract excerpt
Recently, we showed that localization of Glu-plasminogen on cell surfaces enhances its conversion to Lys-plasminogen by exogenous plasmin. This leads to stimulation of plasminogen activation because Lys-plasminogen is the preferred substrate on cell surfaces. Here, we show that Glu-plasminogen was converted to Lys-plasminogen on monocytoid cells in the absence of exogenous plasmin. Culture of cells under...
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