Inflammation. They're not just for clots anymore.
The identification of the blood-clotting inhibitor, protein S, as a ligand for a previously 'orphan' family of receptor tyrosine kinases demonstrates a new role for clotting and anti-clotting proteins in regulating cell proliferation.
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Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Department of Pathology and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology*; D007249:Inflammation; D017293:Protein S / Q000378:metabolism*; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*
D017293:Protein S; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases