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. 1981 Jul 24;9(14):3355–3363. doi: 10.1093/nar/9.14.3355

Microinjected Xenopus oocytes synthesize active human plasminogen activator.

R Miskin, H Soreq
PMCID: PMC327356  PMID: 6169005

Abstract

Induction of synthesis of the protease plasminogen activator (PA) by hormones, oncogenic viruses and tumor promoters occurs at the transcription level. A novel bioassay for PA messenger RNA was developed to study the regulation of PA synthesis and the genetic elements involved in it. Poly(A)-containing RNA from HEp-3, a PA-rich tumor of human origin, was found to direct the synthesis of a new proteolytic activity when microinjected into Xenopus oocytes. Newly synthesized protease can be detected within a few hours after microinjection of minute quantities of unfractionated mRNA. The new enzymatic activity is indistinguishable from human PA: it is absolutely dependent on human plasminogen; it is neutralized by serum raised against urokinase, the human urinary PA; and it comigrates with urokinase and HEp-3 PA in gel electrophoresis, exhibiting a molecular weight of 60,000.

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