Plasminogen activation transforms the morphology of quiescent 3T3 cell monolayers and initiates growth.
Plasminogen activator of cell origin converts the plasma protein plasminogen to the proteolytic enzyme plasmin. Recently, high levels of activator have been observed to be particularly associated with tumours and transformed cells, and a functional relationship between plasminogen activation and mal...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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1979
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2009998/ |