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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
Thrombin is a serine protease able to evoke biological responses from a variety of cells, including platelets, endothelial cells, fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. The structure of the thrombin receptor present in the human megakaryoblastic cell line and in hamster fibroblasts has recently been deduced by expression in the Xenopus laevis oocyte. The cloned receptor is a new member of the seven transmembrane domain receptor family that interacts with G proteins. A large amino-terminal extracellular extension has a cleavage site for thrombin (Leu Asp Pro Arg/Ser Phe Leu Leu,/representing the cleavage site). Thrombin cleaves at this site, unmasking a new amino terminus, that functions like a ligand, binding to an as yet undefined site and eliciting receptor activation. Peptides similar to a new amino terminus created after cleavage are able to mimic thrombin cellular effects. These agonist peptides are used to analyse the role of the cloned receptor in the thrombin-specific response.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-3898
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
52
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
257-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cellular receptor of thrombin].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire d'hémostase, hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review