Genetic deletion of platelet PAR4 results in reduced thrombosis and impaired hemostatic plug stability.
Robert Hugh LeeTomohiro KawanoSteven P GroverVanthana BharathiDavid MartinezDale O CowleyNigel MackmanWolfgang BergmeierSaravanan SubramaniamPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2021)
We generated a novel PAR4fl/fl ;PF4Cre+ mouse line. We used this mouse line to show that PAR4 signaling in platelets is critical for arterial and venous thrombosis and hemostatic plug stability.