"Receptors, Thrombin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A family of proteinase-activated receptors that are specific for THROMBIN. They are found primarily on PLATELETS and on ENDOTHELIAL CELLS. Activation of thrombin receptors occurs through the proteolytic action of THROMBIN, which cleaves the N-terminal peptide from the receptor to reveal a new N-terminal peptide that is a cryptic ligand for the receptor. The receptors signal through HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS. Small synthetic peptides that contain the unmasked N-terminal peptide sequence can also activate the receptor in the absence of proteolytic activity.
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D018179
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.550.625.800 D12.776.543.550.625.800 D12.776.543.750.695.875 D12.776.543.750.705.675.892 D12.776.543.750.750.850 D12.776.543.750.792.500
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Receptors, Thrombin".
- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
- Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
- Proteins [D12.776]
- Glycoproteins [D12.776.395]
- Membrane Glycoproteins [D12.776.395.550]
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins [D12.776.395.550.625]
- Receptors, Thrombin [D12.776.395.550.625.800]
- Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
- Membrane Glycoproteins [D12.776.543.550]
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins [D12.776.543.550.625]
- Receptors, Thrombin [D12.776.543.550.625.800]
- Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled [D12.776.543.750.695]
- Receptors, Thrombin [D12.776.543.750.695.875]
- Receptors, Immunologic [D12.776.543.750.705]
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins [D12.776.543.750.705.675]
- Receptors, Thrombin [D12.776.543.750.705.675.892]
- Receptors, Peptide [D12.776.543.750.750]
- Receptors, Thrombin [D12.776.543.750.750.850]
- Receptors, Proteinase-Activated [D12.776.543.750.792]
- Receptors, Thrombin [D12.776.543.750.792.500]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Receptors, Thrombin".
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