CD63 molecule
CD63proteinCD63 exposure on platelet extracellular vesicles indicates granule secretion and platelet activation during thrombus formation.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlatelet adhesion & activation
Confidencehigh
RationalePlatelet δ-granule exocytosis and activation marker; reflects platelet exosome/microvesicle release.
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates0
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000135404
Type I vs Type II discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I71
C — confounder / Type-II74
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength30
T1DI (composite)10
Specificity differential (R−C)-3.2
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
No confounder evidence retrieved.
Tier: light (literature co-occurrence proxy — lower confidence). See the discrimination table for all markers.
Assay & specimen
Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · K2/K3-EDTA (lavender-top)
Method / principle
Sandwich immunoassay (ELISA) — research-grade unless a cleared assay exists
Reagent / substrate
Matched anti-target antibody pair (capture + labeled detection)
Platform
ELISA microplate or multiplex (Luminex/MSD)
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Research-grade (no universal clinical assay)
Literature evidence(7)
- Proteomics of urinary exosomes for discovering novel non-invasive biomarkers of acute myocardial infarction patients.International journal of biological macromolecules · 2025 · PMID 39890005 · doi
- Mechanism of Tumor-Platelet Communications in Cancer.Circulation research · 2023 · PMID 37144446 · doi
- Flow analysis of individual blood extracellular vesicles in acute coronary syndrome.Platelets · 2016 · PMID 27595614 · doi
- Plant food delphinidin-3-glucoside significantly inhibits platelet activation and thrombosis: novel protective roles against cardiovascular diseases.PloS one · 2012 · PMID 22624015 · doi
- Soluble, platelet-bound, and total P-selectin as indices of platelet activation in congestive heart failure.Annals of medicine · 2009 · PMID 18618353 · doi
- Markers of endothelial and in vivo platelet activation in patients with essential thrombocythemia and polycythemia vera.International journal of hematology · 2004 · PMID 15168594 · doi
- Platelet activation in flowing blood passing growing arterial thrombi.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 1997 · PMID 9261264 · doi