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The WXXW motif in the TSR1 of ADAMTS13 is important for its secretion and proteolytic activity.
Thrombosis research - 1 Jun 2013
Ling Jing, Su Jian, Ma Zhenni, Ruan Changgeng
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INTRODUCTION: ADAMTS13 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13) is a metalloprotease enzyme that regulates the size and activity of the von Willebrand factor (VWF). ADAMTS13, like many other ADAMTSs, has a WXXW motif in its thrombospondin type 1 repeat domain (TSR1). However, the function of the WXXW motif in ADAMTSs is unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The constructs of...
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