• Species Reactivity

  Human

• Specificity

  Detects human uPAR in direct ELISAs.

• Source

  Monoclonal Mouse IgG    ₁ Clone # 62022

• Purification

  Protein A or G purified from ascites

• Immunogen

  Mouse myeloma cell line NS0-derived recombinant human uPAR    
  Leu23-Arg303    
  Accession # Q03405

• Formulation

  Supplied in a saline solution containing BSA and Sodium Azide.

• Label

  Phycoerythrin

Applications

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  Recommended    
  Concentration

  Sample

• Flow Cytometry

  10 µL/10    ⁶ cells

  See below

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Please Note: Optimal dilutions should be determined by each laboratory for each application.  are available in the Technical Information section on our website.

Data Examples

Preparation and Storage

• Shipping

  The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.

• Stability & Storage

  Protect from light.    Do not freeze.    

• 12 months from date of receipt, 2 to 8 °C as supplied.

Background: uPAR

The urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) is one of two activators that converts the extracellular zymogen plasminogen to plasmin, a serine protease that is involved in a variety of normal and pathological processes that require cell migration and/or tissue destruction. uPA is synthesized and released from cells as a single-chain (sc) pro-enzyme with limited enzymatic activity and is converted to an active two-chain (tc) disulfide-linked active enzyme by plasmin and other specific proteinases. Both the scuPA and tcuPA bind with high-affinity to the cell surface via the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol-linked receptor uPAR which serves to localize the uPA proteolytic activity. The enzymatic activity of scuPA has also been shown to be enhanced by binding to uPAR. Independent of their proteolytic activity, the uPA/uPAR interaction also initiates signal transduction responses resulting in activation of protein tyrosine kinases, gene expression, cell adhesion, and chemotaxis. uPAR can interact with integrins to suppress normal integrin adhesive function and promote adhesion to vitronectin through a high affinity vitronectin binding site on uPAR. uPAR cDNA encodes a 335 amino acid (aa) residue precursor protein with a 22 aa residue signal peptide, five potential N-linked glycosylation sites and a C‑terminal GPI-anchor site. An alternate spliced variant of uPAR encoding a secreted soluble form of uPAR also exists. Human and mouse uPAR share approximately 60% aa sequence identity and the receptor-ligand interaction is strictly species-specific.

• References:

1. Dear, A.E. and R.L. Medcalf (1988) Eur. J. Biochemistry 252:185.

• Long Name:

  Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator Receptor

• Entrez Gene IDs:

  5329 (Human); 18793 (Mouse)

• Alternate Names:

  CD87 antigen; CD87; Monocyte activation antigen Mo3; plasminogen activator, urokinase receptor; PLAUR; uPAR; U-PAR; UPARurokinase plasminogen activator surface receptor; u-plasminogen activator receptor form 2; URKRMO3