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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010959
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010959
Preferred Name

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

Definitions
A proteolytic enzyme in the serine protease family found in many tissues which converts PLASMINOGEN to FIBRINOLYSIN. It has fibrin-binding activity and is immunologically different from UROKINASE-TYPE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR. The primary sequence, composed of 527 amino acids, is identical in both the naturally occurring and synthetic proteases.
Synonyms
Activase
Plasminogen Activator, Tissue-Type
Lysatec rt-PA
Tissue Activator D-44
Lysatec rt PA
Plasminogen Activator, Tissue
Tisokinase
Alteplase
Lysatec rtPA
T-Plasminogen Activator
TTPA
Tissue Type Plasminogen Activator
Tissue Activator D 44
Plasminogen Activator, Tissue Type
T Plasminogen Activator
Actilyse
Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator
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