Platelets

Platelet activation analyzed, roles of Tyr phosphorylation defined

Published in Health and Medicine Week, September 19th, 2005

According to published research from Canada, Streptococcus sanguis-induced platelet activation involves two waves of Tyr phosphorylation mediated by FcgammaRIIA and Alpha(Iib)beta(3).

"The low-affinity IgG receptor, FcgammaRIIA, has been implicated in S. sanguis-induced platelet aggregation. Therefore, it is likely that signal transduction is at least partly mediated by FcgammaRIIA activation and a tyrosine kinase-dependent pathway.

"In this study the signal transduction mechanisms associated with platelet activation in response to the oral bacterium, S. sanguis were characterized," wrote C. Pampolina and colleagues, University...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2005-09-19)

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