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Studies on the inherited bleeding disorder, Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT), have helped define the role of the αIIbβ3 integrin in platelet aggregation. Stable bent αIIbβ3 undergoes conformation changes on activation allowing… Click to show full abstract
Studies on the inherited bleeding disorder, Glanzmann thrombasthenia (GT), have helped define the role of the αIIbβ3 integrin in platelet aggregation. Stable bent αIIbβ3 undergoes conformation changes on activation allowing fibrinogen binding and its taking an extended form. The αIIb genu assures the fulcrum of the bent state. Our goal was to determine how structural changes induced by missense mutations in the αIIb genu define GT phenotype.
Keywords:
glanzmann thrombasthenia;
silico analysis;
iib genu;
iib
Journal Title: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Year Published: 2018
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Journal Title: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Year Published: 2018
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