Plasminogen‐binding protein associated with the plasma membrane of cultured embryonic rat neocortical neurons

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Abstract
To investigate the receptor‐like molecule(s) for plasminogen (PGn) on the neuronal surface, the properties of binding of PGn to the plasma membrane of cultured embryonic rat neocortical neurons were investigated. [125I]PGn was found to specifically bind to the plasma membrane depending on the incubation temperature and time. The binding was also affected strongly by ionic strength and slightly by Ca2+. Furthermore, ligand blotting analysis revealed that [125I]PGn binds to a major protein with an apparent molecular weight of 45 kDa among plasma membrane proteins. These results suggest that the 45‐kDa protein is a PGn receptor‐like molecule on the neuronal surface.