PLAT Recombinant Monoclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

P00750

Target Species

Human

Target Name

PLAT

Target Full Name

Tissue-type plasminogen activator

Target Function

Converts the abundant, but inactive, zymogen plasminogen to plasmin by hydrolyzing a single Arg-Val bond in plasminogen. By controlling plasmin-mediated proteolysis, it plays an important role in tissue remodeling and degradation, in cell migration and many other physiopathological events. During oocyte activation, plays a role in cortical granule reaction in the zona reaction, which contributes to the block to polyspermy.

Target Involvement

Increased activity of TPA results in increased fibrinolysis of fibrin blood clots that is associated with excessive bleeding. Defective release of TPA results in hypofibrinolysis that can lead to thrombosis or embolism.

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted, extracellular space.

Target Protein Families

Peptidase S1 family

Target Tissue Specificity

Synthesized in numerous tissues (including tumors) and secreted into most extracellular body fluids, such as plasma, uterine fluid, saliva, gingival crevicular fluid, tears, seminal fluid, and milk.

Target Research Area

Cancer

Target Synonyms

Alteplase; DKFZp686I03148; Plasminogen activator tissue; Plasminogen activator tissue type; PLAT; Reteplase; t PA; T Plasminogen Activator; t-PA; T-plasminogen activator; Tissue plasminogen activator (t PA); Tissue type plasminogen activator; Tissue-type plasminogen activator chain B; tPA; TPA_HUMAN; TPA1

Target Background

This gene encodes tissue-type plasminogen activator, a secreted serine protease that converts the proenzyme plasminogen to plasmin, a fibrinolytic enzyme. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed by plasmin or trypsin to generate heavy and light chains. These chains associate via disulfide linkages to form the heterodimeric enzyme. This enzyme plays a role in cell migration and tissue remodeling. Increased enzymatic activity causes hyperfibrinolysis, which manifests as excessive bleeding, while decreased activity leads to hypofibrinolysis, which can result in thrombosis or embolism. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes an isoform that is proteolytically processed.