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Gain of von Willebrand factor-binding function by mutagenesis of a species-conserved residue within the leucine-rich repeat region of platelet glycoprotein Ibalpha.
Blood - 15 Sept 2005
Peng Yuandong, Shrimpton Corie N, Dong Jing-fei, López José A
Abstract excerpt
Glycoprotein (GP) Ibalpha, a member of the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) protein family, mediates platelet adhesion to immobilized von Willebrand factor (VWF). We investigated the role in VWF binding of charged residues in the LRR region of GP Ibalpha that are conserved in human, canine, and murine proteins. Substitution of His86 with either Ala or Glu resulted in a gain of VWF-binding function as judged by increased...
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