Urokinase Receptor and Resistance to Targeted Anticancer Agents

The urokinase receptor/uPAR is a GPI-anchored membrane protein, which regulates protease activity at the cell surface and, in collaboration with a system of co-receptors, triggers cell-signaling and regulates gene expression within the cell. In normal tissues, uPAR gene expression is limited; howev...

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Main Authors: Steven L. Gonias, Jingjing eHu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00154/full