Multifunctional enzyme that, as well as its role in glycolysis, plays a part in various processes such as growth control, hypoxia tolerance and allergic responses. May also function in the intravascular and pericellular fibrinolytic syst due to its ability to serve as a receptor and activator of plasminogen on the cell surface of several cell-types such as leukocytes and neurons. Stimulates immunoglobulin production.MBP1 binds to the myc promoter and acts as a transcriptional repressor. May be a tumor suppressor.
Molecular cloning and nucleotide sequence of a full-length cDNA for human alpha enolase.Giallongo A., Feo S., Moore R., Croce C.M., Showe L.C.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 83:6741-6745(1986)
Research Topic:Metabolism