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Thrombin cleavage of osteopontin initiates osteopontin’s tumor‐promoting activity

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Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional proinflammatory matricellular protein overexpressed in multiple human cancers and associated with tumor progression and metastases. Thrombin cleavage of OPN reveals a cryptic binding site for… Click to show full abstract

Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional proinflammatory matricellular protein overexpressed in multiple human cancers and associated with tumor progression and metastases. Thrombin cleavage of OPN reveals a cryptic binding site for α4β1 and α9β1 integrins.

Keywords: cleavage osteopontin; osteopontin; osteopontin initiates; tumor; thrombin cleavage

Journal Title: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Year Published: 2022

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