title: Identification of the disulphide bonds in human platelet glycocalicin.
abstract: The glycoprotein Ib/IX complex on platelets is responsible for the first stage of haemostasis as an essential component in the primary adhesion of platelets to damaged vessel walls. Glycocalicin is the extracellular part of platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha and contains the von Willebrand factor and thrombin binding sites. Disulphide bonds are implicated in the von Willebrand binding site and studies with peptides point towards a region of glycocalicin with four cysteines as containing the binding sites for both von Willebrand factor and thrombin. The position and linkage of these two disulphide bonds are now determined to be 209-248 and 211-264 and the relevance of this double-loop structure for glycoprotein Ib/IX function is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, University of Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schaller
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Rickli
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Clemetson
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D004220:Disulfides / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008961:Models, Structural; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010434:Pepsin A; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013820:Thermolysin
chemical_list: D004220:Disulfides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex; D010980:Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins; C023592:glycocalicin; D010434:Pepsin A; D013820:Thermolysin