Recent advances in vascular thiol isomerases: insights into structures, functions in thrombosis and antithrombotic inhibitor development

Abstract Vascular thiol isomerases (VTIs) encompass proteins such as protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), endoplasmic reticulum protein 5 (ERp5), ERp46, ERp57, ERp72, thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1 (TMX1), and TMX4, and play pivotal functions in platelet aggregation and formation of throm...

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Main Authors: Longguang Jiang, Cai Yuan, Robert Flaumenhaft, Mingdong Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12959-025-00699-8
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Summary:Abstract Vascular thiol isomerases (VTIs) encompass proteins such as protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), endoplasmic reticulum protein 5 (ERp5), ERp46, ERp57, ERp72, thioredoxin-related transmembrane protein 1 (TMX1), and TMX4, and play pivotal functions in platelet aggregation and formation of thrombosis. Investigating vascular thiol isomerases, their substrates implicated in thrombosis, the underlying regulatory mechanisms, and the development of inhibitors targeting these enzymes represents a rapidly advancing frontier within vascular biology. In this review, we summarize the structural characteristics and functional attributes of VTIs, describe the associations between these enzymes and thrombosis, and outline the progress in developing inhibitors of VTIs for potential antithrombotic therapeutic applications.
ISSN:1477-9560