Platelet Protease Nexin-1, a Serpin That Strongly Influences Fibrinolysis and Thrombolysis
Author(s) -
Yacine Boulaftali,
Benoît HoTinNoé,
Ana Peña,
Stéphane Loyau,
Laurence Vénisse,
Déborah François,
Benjamin Richard,
Véronique Arocas,
JeanPhilippe Collet,
Martine JandrotPerrus,
MarieChristine Bouton
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.000885
Subject(s) - serpin , medicine , fibrinolysis , thrombolysis , protease , platelet , cardiology , myocardial infarction , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , gene
Protease nexin-1 (PN-1) is a serpin that inhibits plasminogen activators, plasmin, and thrombin. PN-1 is barely detectable in plasma, but we have shown recently that PN-1 is present within the α-granules of platelets.
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