Gene description for PLAU
Gene name	plasminogen activator, urokinase
Gene symbol	PLAU
Other names/aliases	ATF BDPLT5 QPD UPA URK u-PA
Species	Homo sapiens
Experiment description of studies that identified PLAU in Osteosarcoma cells
1 Experiment ID 716 Identified molecule protein Extracellular vesicle type Exosomes MISEV EVs Identification method Western blotting PubMed ID 26317203    Organism Homo sapiens Experiment description Progression of Osteosarcoma from a Non-Metastatic to a Metastatic Phenotype Is Causally Associated with Activation of an Autocrine and Paracrine uPA Axis. Authors Endo-Munoz L, Cai N, Cumming A, Macklin R, Merida de Long L, Topkas E, Mukhopadhyay P, Hill M, Saunders NA. Journal name PloS One Publication year 2015 Sample Osteosarcoma cells Sample name KHOS- bone osteosarcoma cells Isolation/purification methods Differential centrifugation Ultracentrifugation Flotation density - Molecules identified in the study Protein Methods used in the study Western blotting EV-TRACK EV150022: EV-METRIC:33%