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von Willebrand factor storage requires intact prosequence cleavage site.
European journal of cell biology - 1 Feb 1993
Journet A M, Saffaripour S, Cramer E M, Tenza D, Wagner D D
Abstract excerpt
Large multimers of the adhesive glycoprotein von Willebrand factor (vWf) are stored in endothelial cells in rod-shaped granules called Weibel-Palade bodies, while small multimers are secreted constitutively. Expression of pro-vWf in other cells with a regulated pathway of secretion, results in formation of vWf-containing storage granules that have a morphology similar to Weibel-Palade bodies. vWf expressed...
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