Probing ADAMTS13 substrate specificity using phage display.

Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large, multimeric protein that regulates hemostasis by tethering platelets to the subendothelial matrix at sites of vascular damage. The procoagulant activity of plasma VWF correlates with the length of VWF multimers, which is proteolytically controlled by the metall...

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Main Authors: Karl C Desch, Colin Kretz, Andrew Yee, Robert Gildersleeve, Kristin Metzger, Nidhi Agrawal, Jane Cheng, David Ginsburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4388381?pdf=render