Pregnancy-specific glycoproteins bind integrin αIIbβ3 and inhibit the platelet-fibrinogen interaction.

Pregnancy-specific glycoproteins (PSGs) are immunoglobulin superfamily members encoded by multigene families in rodents and primates. In human pregnancy, PSGs are secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast, a fetal tissue, and reach a concentration of up to 400 ug/ml in the maternal bloodstream at term. Hu...

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Main Authors: Daniel K Shanley, Patrick A Kiely, Kalyan Golla, Seamus Allen, Kenneth Martin, Ronan T O'Riordan, Melanie Ball, John D Aplin, Bernhard B Singer, Noel Caplice, Niamh Moran, Tom Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23469002/?tool=EBI