Abstract
In this issue of Blood, Le Gall et al show that matriptase, a member of the type II transmembrane serine protease family, is a key coordinator of tissue factor (TF)–dependent activation of protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) on epithelial cell lines by coagulation proteases.
MeSH terms
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Blood Coagulation*
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Epithelium
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Humans
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Signal Transduction*