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XB-ART-31018
Nucleic Acids Res 1981 Jul 24;914:3355-63.
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Microinjected Xenopus oocytes synthesize active human plasminogen activator.

Miskin R, Soreq H.


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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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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: plg

References [+] :
Colman, Export of proteins from oocytes of Xenopus laevis. 1979, Pubmed, Xenbase