Key Points Active MMP-2 enhances platelet activation by cleaving PAR1 at an extracellular site different from the thrombin cleavage site. The novel PAR1-tethered ligand exposed by MMP-2 selectively stimulates PAR1-dependent Gq and G12/13 pathway activation.
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