α-Enolase, a Multifunctional Protein: Its Role on Pathophysiological Situations

α-Enolase is a key glycolytic enzyme in the cytoplasm of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and is considered a multifunctional protein. α-enolase is expressed on the surface of several cell types, where it acts as a plasminogen receptor, concentrating proteolytic plasmin activity on the cell surface....

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Main Authors: Àngels Díaz-Ramos, Anna Roig-Borrellas, Ana García-Melero, Roser López-Alemany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/156795