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An alternate covalent form of platelet αIIbβ3 integrin that resides in focal adhesions and has altered function.
Blood - 14 Oct 2021
Pijning Aster E, Blyth Mitchell T, Coote Michelle L, Passam Freda, Chiu Joyce, Hogg Philip J
Abstract excerpt
The αIIbβ3 integrin receptor coordinates platelet adhesion, activation, and mechanosensing in thrombosis and hemostasis. Using differential cysteine alkylation and mass spectrometry, we have identified a disulfide bond in the αIIb subunit linking cysteines 490 and 545 that is missing in ∼1 in 3 integrin molecules on the resting and activated human platelet surface. This alternate covalent form of αIIbβ3 is...
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