Cargando…
Activation of von Willebrand factor via mechanical unfolding of its discontinuous autoinhibitory module
Von Willebrand factor (VWF) activates in response to shear flow to initiate hemostasis, while aberrant activation could lead to thrombosis. Above a critical shear force, the A1 domain of VWF becomes activated and captures platelets via the GPIb-IX complex. Here we show that the shear-responsive elem...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060278/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33883551 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22634-x |