Gene Information
Gene NamePLG
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length810
Protein NamesPlasminogen (EC 3.4.21.7) [Cleaved into: Plasmin heavy chain A; Activation peptide; Angiostatin; Plasmin heavy chain A, short form; Plasmin light chain B]
Target Nameplasminogen
Target TypeSuccessful target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000122194 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP00747
Gene CardPLG
Uniprot IDP00747
PfamPF00051; PF00024; PF00089
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.265687763)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ PLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ PLG ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ PLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ PLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Plg ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ PLG ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Plg ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ PLG ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsHGF
ParalogsPLGLB1, PLGLB2, OVCH1, PLAT, PRSS48, TMPRSS12, GZMM, KLK15, PRSS37, PRSS27, PRSS33, PRSS57, PRSS50, KLK9
Tissueliver
Tissue SpecificityPresent in plasma and many other extracellular fluids. It is synthesized in the liver.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1B2I  (NMR  1BML  (X-ray  2.90A  1BUI  (X-ray  2.65A  1CEA  (X-ray  2.06A  1CEB  (X-ray  2.07A  1DDJ  (X-ray  2.00A  1HPJ  (NMR  1HPK  (NMR  1I5K  (X-ray  2.70A  1KI0  (X-ray  1.75A  1KRN  (X-ray  1.67A  1L4D  (X-ray  2.30A  1L4Z  (X-ray  2.80A  1PK4  (X-ray  1.90A  1PKR  (X-ray  2.48A  1PMK  (X-ray  2.25A  1QRZ  (X-ray  2.00A  1RJX  (X-ray  2.30A  2DOH  (X-ray  2.30A  2DOI  (X-ray  3.10A  2KNF  (NMR  2L0S  (NMR  2PK4  (X-ray  2.25A  3UIR  (X-ray  2.78A  4A5T  (X-ray  3.49A  4CIK  (X-ray  1.78A  4DCB  (X-ray  2.03A  4DUR  (X-ray  2.45A  4DUU  (X-ray  5.20A  5HPG  (X-ray  1.66A  5UGD  (X-ray  1.38A  5UGG  (X-ray  1.20A  6D3X  (X-ray  1.80A  6D3Y  (X-ray  1.32A  6D3Z  (X-ray  2.00A  6D40  (X-ray  1.43A  6OG4  (X-ray  1.70A  6OQJ  (NMR  6OQK  (NMR  6Q1U  (X-ray  2.35A  6UZ4  (NMR  6UZ5  (NMR  7E50  (X-ray  1.95A 
DBSNP rs73015965  rs1049573  rs4252070  rs143079629  rs4252186  rs770198253  rs121918030  rs4252187  rs889957249  rs121918028  rs4252119  rs1804181  rs4252125  rs4252128  rs4252129  rs121918029  rs121918027  rs17857492  rs1582955358  rs121918033 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10077593, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14699093}. Note=Locates to the cell surface where it is proteolytically cleaved to produce the active plasmin. Interaction with HRG tethers it to the cell surface.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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