Human neutrophil elastase proteolytically activates the platelet integrin alphaIIbbeta3 through cleavage of the carboxyl terminus of the alphaIIb subunit heavy chain. Involvement in the potentiation of platelet aggregation.
Si-Tahar M, Pidard D, Balloy V, Moniatte M, Kieffer N, Van Dorsselaer A, Chignard M.
Si-Tahar M, et al. Among authors: chignard m.
J Biol Chem. 1997 Apr 25;272(17):11636-47. doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.17.11636.
J Biol Chem. 1997.
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We previously demonstrated that while NE by itself does not activate human platelets, it strongly enhances the weak aggregation induced by a threshold concentration of cathepsin G (threshold of cathepsin G) (Renesto, P., and Chignard, M. (1993) Blood 82, 139-144). T …
We previously demonstrated that while NE by itself does not activate human platelets, it strongly enhances the weak aggregation induced by a …