title: The role of RIAM in platelets put to a test.
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Stritt et al show that platelet functions dependent on integrin activation are unimpaired in mice lacking the Rap1-GTP-interacting adaptor molecule (RIAM).
authors.affiliation: CLEVELAND CLINIC.
authors.forename: Edward F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Plow
authors.affiliation: CLEVELAND CLINIC.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D016023:Integrins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C521189:RIAM protein, mouse