thromboxane prostanoid receptor alpha
proteinTPRA2 is the thromboxane-A2 G-protein-coupled receptor on platelets, whose signaling amplifies platelet recruitment and aggregation in coronary thrombosis.
Pathway placement
Cascade stepThromboxane amplification
Confidencehigh
RationaleReceptor for thromboxane-A2; aspirin-sensitive amplification.
Also acts inPlatelet activation
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).
Type I vs non-Type I discrimination
ScoresLow-confidence (proxy)
R — rupture / Type-I61
C — non-Type-I60
A — assay feasibility68
E — evidence strength27
T1DI (composite)9
Specificity differential (R−C)+1
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(1)
- Mice Lacking PECAM-1 and Ceacam1 Have Enhanced Platelet Secretion and Thrombus Growth: Novel Link with PAR4.Thrombosis and haemostasis · 2021 · PMID 34619794 · doi