Coated platelets function in platelet-dependent fibrin formation via integrin αIIbβ3 and transglutaminase factor XIII

Coated platelets, formed by collagen and thrombin activation, have been characterized in different ways: i) by the formation of a protein coat of α-granular proteins; ii) by exposure of procoagulant phosphatidylserine; or iii) by high fibrinogen binding. Yet, their functional role has remained uncle...

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Main Authors: Nadine J.A. Mattheij, Frauke Swieringa, Tom G. Mastenbroek, Michelle A. Berny-Lang, Frauke May, Constance C.F.M.J. Baaten, Paola E.J. van der Meijden, Yvonne M.C. Henskens, Erik A.M. Beckers, Dennis P.L. Suylen, Marc W. Nolte, Tilman M. Hackeng, Owen J.T. McCarty, Johan W.M. Heemskerk, Judith M.E.M. Cosemans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferrata Storti Foundation 2016-04-01
Series:Haematologica
Online Access:https://haematologica.org/article/view/7678