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UniProt functional annotation for P68802 | ||
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| UniProt code: P68802. |
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| Organism: | |
Staphylococcus aureus. |
| Taxonomy: | |
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Staphylococcaceae; Staphylococcus. |
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| Function: | |
Potent plasminogen activator that converts plasminogen into plasmin. It forms a 1:1 complex with plasmin, which in turn activates other plasminogen molecules. |
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Secreted. |
| Pharmaceutical: | |
Currently in clinical testing as a highly fibrin- specific thrombolytic agent for the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction or peripheral arterial occlusions. |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the staphylokinase family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.