Role of vitronectin and its receptors in haemostasis and vascular remodeling

KT Preissner, D Seiffert - Thrombosis research, 1998 - thrombosisresearch.com
Corresponding aulhor: Klaus T. Preissner, Haemostasis Research Unit, Kerckhoff-Klinik,
MPI, Sprudelhof 11, D-61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany; Tel+ 49-6032-996-719; Fax+ 49-
6032-996-707. vitronectin gene is compatible with life [3], clarification of functions of tissue
vitronectin are expected from challenging of vitronectin knock-out mice with different
pathologies. In this review, molecular aspects of vitronectin and its receptors in the context of
hemostasis and vascular biology are discussed.