Pig endothelial protein C receptor is functionally compatible with the human protein C pathway.
Evelyn J SalvarisChristopher J MoranJean Christian RousselNella FisicaroSimon C RobsonPeter J CowanPublished in: Xenotransplantation (2019)
Our data show that pEPCR is largely compatible with the human TBM/thrombin complex, when expressed on COS-7 cells in vitro, promoting the activation of human protein C. These findings suggest that endogenous pEPCR will enhance the activity of transgenic hTBM in the xenograft setting.