Fibrin Mechanisms and Functions in Nervous System Pathology

Table 2.

Fibrin(ogen) Binding Proteins and Biologial Functions

Binding proteins Cell type/Site of binding interaction Function
IGFBP-3, insulin-like growth factor-1 binding protein 3; bFGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator; SdrG, serine-aspartate repeat protein G, ClfA, clumping factor A; ClfB, clumping factor B; FnbpA, fibronectin binding protein A; FnbpB, fibronectin binding protein B; Map/Eap, major histocompatibility complex class II analog protein/extracellular adherence protein; Efb, Extracellular fibrinogen binding protein; Emp, extracellular matrix protein-binding protein; M1 and M5 are receptor proteins and virulence factors.
Mammalian proteins
Fibronectin Fibroblasts Adhesion (47)
Migration (48)
IGFBP-3 Stromal cells Migration (50)
bFGF (FGF-2) Endothelial cells Proliferation (51,52)
VEGF Endothelial cells Proliferation (53)
Thrombin Plasma Coagulation (165)
Plasminogen Plasma Fibrinolysis (34)
tPA Vascular endothelial cells Plasma Fibrinolysis (34,166)
Gelsolin Plasma Coagulation (49)
Bacterial proteins
SdrG adhesin Staphylococcus epidermidis Adhesion,anti-coagulation (55)
ClfA,ClfB,FnbpA, FnbpB adhesins Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion (55)
Map/Eap,Efb,Emp Staphylococcus aureus Anticoagulation (55)
M1,M5 Group A streptococci Survival (56)

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  1. MI June 2004 vol. 4 no. 3 163-176