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Polyphosphate binds with high affinity to exosite II of thrombin.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Mar 2010
Mutch N J, Myles T, Leung L L K, Morrissey J H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Polyphosphate (a linear polymer of inorganic phosphate) is secreted from platelet dense granules, and we recently showed that it accelerates factor V activation by thrombin. OBJECTIVE: To examine the interaction of polyphosphate with thrombin. METHODS AND RESULTS: Thrombin, but not pr...
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