PLAUR and neoplasm: The protein encoded by the PLAUR gene is the receptor of PLAU (plasminogen activator, urokinase), which plays a momentous role in the migration and proliferation of tumor cells through remodeling of the extracellular matrix and the tumor microenvironment (Grismayer et al., 2012; Hakelius et al., 2013; Narayanaswamy et al., 2016).