uPAR: a versatile signalling orchestrator

F Blasi, P Carmeliet - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2002 - nature.com
The plasminogen system has been implicated in clot lysis, wound healing, tissue
regeneration, cancer and many other processes that affect health and disease. The …

[HTML][HTML] The urokinase receptor: focused cell surface proteolysis, cell adhesion and signaling

F Blasi, N Sidenius - FEBS letters, 2010 - Elsevier
Plasma membrane urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA)-receptor (uPAR) is a GPI-
anchored protein that binds with high-affinity and activates the serine protease uPA, thus …

Urokinase receptor: a molecular organizer in cellular communication

KT Preissner, SM Kanse, AE May - Current opinion in cell biology, 2000 - Elsevier
In a variety of cell types, the glycolipid-anchored urokinase receptor (uPAR) is colocalized
pericellularly with components of the plasminogen activation system and endocytosis …

Urokinase receptor and integrin partnership: coordination of signaling for cell adhesion, migration and growth

L Ossowski, JA Aguirre-Ghiso - Current opinion in cell biology, 2000 - Elsevier
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) binds the urokinase-type
plasminogen activator (uPA) and facilitates a proteolytic cascade focused at the cell surface …

The urokinase receptor: a multifunctional receptor in cancer cell biology. therapeutic implications

A Li Santi, F Napolitano, N Montuori… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Proteolysis is a key event in several biological processes; proteolysis must be tightly
controlled because its improper activation leads to dramatic consequences. Deregulation of …

Development of novel therapeutics targeting the urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and their translation toward the clinic

AP Mazar, RW Ahn… - Current pharmaceutical …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
The urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) mediates cell motility and tissue
remodeling. Although uPAR may be expressed transiently in many tissues during …

Soluble and cleaved forms of the urokinase-receptor: degradation products or active molecules?

N Montuori, V Visconte, G Rossi… - Thrombosis and …, 2005 - thieme-connect.com
The urokinase-mediated plasminogen activation (PA) system is involved in many
physiological and pathological events that include cell migration and tissue remodelling …

Regulation of cell signalling by uPAR

HW Smith, CJ Marshall - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2010 - nature.com
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) expression is elevated during
inflammation and tissue remodelling and in many human cancers, in which it frequently …

Urokinase-type plasminogen activator binding to its receptor stimulates tumor cell migration by enhancing integrin-mediated signal transduction

M Yebra, L Goretzki, M Pfeifer, BM Mueller - Experimental cell research, 1999 - Elsevier
Urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR) participate in matrix
degradation and cell migration by focusing proteolysis and functioning as a signaling …

Urokinase plasminogen activator receptor choreographs multiple ligand interactions: implications for tumor progression and therapy

AP Mazar - Clinical cancer research, 2008 - AACR
The urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) has been implicated in the growth,
metastasis, and angiogenesis of several solid and hemotologic malignancies. uPAR is part …