title: Proteinase-Activated Receptors: New Functions for Old Enzymes.
abstract: Although proteases are traditionally viewed as degradative enzymes, characterization of a family of G protein-coupled receptors that are activated by proteolysis reveals a new role. Certain proteases function as signaling molecules that specifically regulate cells by cleaving and activating a family of proteinase-activated receptors.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143-0660, USA.
authors.forename: Stephan K.
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McConalogue
authors.forename: Wuyi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Nigel W.
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Bunnett