title: Inflammation. They're not just for clots anymore.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Department of Pathology and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Esmon
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D017293:Protein S; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases