Activation of von Willebrand factor via mechanical unfolding of its discontinuous autoinhibitory module

Activation of von Willebrand factor via mechanical unfolding of its discontinuous autoinhibitory module

Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large glycoprotein in the blood secreted from endothelial cells lining the blood vessel and activation of VWF leads to formation of VWF-platelet complexes or thrombi. Here authors use single-molecule force measurement, X-ray crystallography and functional measurement...

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Main Authors: Nicholas A. Arce, Wenpeng Cao, Alexander K. Brown, Emily R. Legan, Moriah S. Wilson, Emma-Ruoqi Xu, Michael C. Berndt, Jonas Emsley, X. Frank Zhang, Renhao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22634-x
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Summary:Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large glycoprotein in the blood secreted from endothelial cells lining the blood vessel and activation of VWF leads to formation of VWF-platelet complexes or thrombi. Here authors use single-molecule force measurement, X-ray crystallography and functional measurements to monitor the activation of VWF via mechanical unfolding of the autoinhibitory module (AIM).
ISSN:2041-1723

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