title: Role of fibronectin assembly in platelet thrombus formation.
abstract: Fibronectin is a component of subendothelial matrices and abundant in plasma. A role of fibronectin in thrombogenesis has been suspected for three decades. Soluble fibronectin is assembled by adherent fibroblasts and platelets and thus converted to an insoluble form that mediates cell adhesion. Recently, in vivo studies using intravital videomicroscopy revealed that plasma fibronectin is important for stabilization of platelet aggregates after vascular injury. This review goes over roles of fibronectin in platelet functions with a focus on fibronectin assembly within developing platelet thrombi.
authors.affiliation: Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Program and Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine, 4285 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mosher
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000473:pathology*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins