Clathrin and LRP-1-independent constitutive endocytosis and recycling of uPAR.

<h4>Background</h4>The urokinase receptor (uPAR/CD87) is highly expressed in malignant tumours. uPAR, as a GPI anchored protein, is preferentially located at the cell surface, where it interacts with its ligands urokinase (uPA) and the extracellular matrix protein vitronectin, thus promo...

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Main Authors: Katia Cortese, Macarena Sahores, Chris D Madsen, Carlo Tacchetti, Francesco Blasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19008962/?tool=EBI