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Integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) signaling in platelet adhesion and aggregation

L V Parise1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center CB# 7365, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, USA. parise@med. unc.edu.

Summary

Platelet activation involves alpha(IIb)beta(3) integrin receiving intracellular signals. Advances reveal how agonist receptors, signaling molecules, and ligand-occupied integrins drive platelet function and clot retraction.

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