NCIt synonyms : CSVTCG-Specific TSP-1 Receptor; CSVTCG-Specific Receptor; PAS IV; Cysteine-Serine-Valine-Threonine-Cysteine-Glycine Specific TSP-1 Receptor; Leukocyte Differentiation Antigen CD36; CD36 Antigen; Platelet Glycoprotein IV; PAS-4; Platelet Collagen Receptor; GP IIIb; Fatty Acid Translocase; Scavenger Receptor Class B Member 3; GPIIIB; GPIV; Thrombospondin Receptor; PAS-4 Protein; FAT; Cluster Determinant 36; Glycoprotein IIIb; GP IV;
NCIt related terms : CD36;
NCIt definition : Platelet glycoprotein 4 (472 aa, 53 kDa) is encoded by the human CD36 gene. This
protein is involved in blood coagulation, fatty acid binding, and cell adhesion.;
NCIt note : CSVTCG-Specific Receptor (GP IV) is the receptor for thrombospondins in platelets
and various cell lines. GP IV is also the primary receptor for platelet adhesion to
collagen and mediates macrophage scavenging of senescent polymorphonuclear cells undergoing
apoptosis. GP IV binds cysteine-serine-valine-threonine-cysteine-glycine (CSVTCG).
Since thrombospondins are adhesive proteins widely distributed and involved in a variety
of adhesive processes, GP IV may have important functions as a cell adhesion molecule.;