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Tissue-type plasminogen activator acts as a cytokine that triggers intracellular signal transduction and induces matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 27 Jan 2006
Hu Kebin, Yang Junwei, Tanaka Sakae, Gonias Steven L, Mars Wendy M, Liu Youhua
Abstract excerpt
Tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA), a serine protease well known for generating plasmin, has been demonstrated to induce matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) gene expression and protein secretion in renal interstitial fibroblasts. However, exactly how tPA transduces its signal into the nucleus to control gene expression is unknown. This study investigated the mechanism by which tPA induces MMP-9 gene...
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