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Role for the guanine nucleotide exchange factor phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent rac exchanger 1 in platelet secretion and aggregation.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Mar 2012
Qian Feng, Le Breton Guy C, Chen Jia, Deng Jing, Christman John W, Wu Dianqing, Ye Richard D
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OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown a role for Rac1 in regulating platelet functions, but how Rac1 is activated in platelets remains unclear. Phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent Rac exchanger 1 (P-Rex1) was originally identified in neutrophils that regulates phagocyte functions. We sought to examine whether P-Rex1 plays a role in platelet activation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Western blotting showed...
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