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Platelet fragmentation requires a specific structural conformation of human monoclonal antibody against beta3 integrin.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 8 Feb 2008
Li Zongdong, Nardi Michael A, Wu Jing, Pan Ruimin, Zhang Wei, Karpatkin Simon
Abstract excerpt
We have described an autoantibody against beta3 (GPIIIa49-66), a region of platelet integrin alphaIIbbeta3 that is unique. It induces platelet fragmentation in the absence of complement via antibody activation of platelet NADPH oxidase and 12-lipoxygenase to release reactive oxygen species, which destroy platelets. To study the mechanism of anti-GPIIIa antibody-induced platelet fragmentation, we screened a human...
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