Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules

2018 Edition
| Editors: Sangdun Choi

Thrombospondin-1

  • David D. Roberts
  • Sukhbir Kaur
  • David R. Soto-PantojaEmail author
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_637
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Synonyms

 Glycoprotein G;  THBS1;  Thrombospondin;  TSP1

Historical Background

Thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) was first characterized in 1971 by Baenziger et al. as a glycoprotein released from the α-granules of platelets in response to treatment with thrombin (Roberts and Lau 2011). This large protein consists of three 150 kDa disulfide-linked subunits and is highly conserved among vertebrate species (Carlson et al. 2008). Multi-sequence analysis has generated a phylogenetic tree for the evolution of modern TSPs (Bentley and Adams 2010). Duplication of the gene encoding a primordial TSP that is currently found in insects initiated the evolution of two subfamilies containing five members in modern vertebrates (Bentley and Adams 2010). The central feature of all TSPs is the presence of a carboxy-terminal signature domain containing EGF-like modules and seven TSP-type Ca-binding repeats, which wrap around the C-terminal lectin-like globular domain. This domain is about 650 amino acids long and...
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Authors and Affiliations

  • David D. Roberts
    • 1
  • Sukhbir Kaur
    • 1
  • David R. Soto-Pantoja
    • 2
    Email author
  1. 1.Laboratory of PathologyCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of HealthBethesdaUSA
  2. 2.Departments of Surgery, Radiation Oncology and Cancer BiologyComprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest School of MedicineWinston-SalemUSA