P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1
SELPLGproteinPSGL-1 engages P-selectin on activated platelets, driving platelet-leukocyte crosstalk and prothrombotic amplification at the site of plaque rupture.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlatelet adhesion & activation
Confidencehigh
RationaleLeukocyte–platelet tethering receptor; mediates P-selectin-driven leukocyte rolling and platelet-leukocyte aggregation.
Also acts inVascular inflammation, Endothelial activation/erosion
Druggability
DruggableYes
Known drugs / candidates1
Small-molecule tractableNo
Antibody tractableYes
EnsemblENSG00000110876
Type I vs non-Type I discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I66
C — non-Type-I52
A — assay feasibility72
E — evidence strength24
T1DI (composite)10
Specificity differential (R−C)+14.6
Non-Type-I axis panel
Does this marker also move in each non-Type-I setting? mag 0–3; higher means less Type-I-specific. n/a = no evidence retrieved, which is not the same as no change.
No non-Type-I axis 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(6)
- Abacavir causes leukocyte/platelet crosstalk by activating neutrophil P2X7 receptors thus releasing soluble lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1.British journal of pharmacology · 2023 · PMID 36541109 · doi
- The effects of aspirin and ticagrelor on Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated platelet activation: results of a randomized, cross-over trial.Platelets · 2018 · PMID 29869943 · doi
- Platelet activation in patients with the Raynaud phenomenon.Internal medicine journal · 2012 · PMID 21118406 · doi
- Oligonucleotide microarray and QRT-PCR study of adhesion protein gene expression in acute coronary syndrome patients.Inflammation · 2010 · PMID 20306290 · doi
- [P-selectin and its role in some diseases].Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej (Online) · 2009 · PMID 19850970
- P-selectin in arterial thrombosis.Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie · 2004 · PMID 15568145 · doi