title: [Determination of the detachment force of platelet membrane protein GPIb/IX and von Willebrand factor].
abstract: CHO cells expressing human GPIb/IX and rabbit red blood cells coated with human von Willebrand factor (VWF) were adapted to our study on the binding probability and the detachment force of GPIb/IX and VWF. With the micropipette system, the two cells were impinged under a constant force for controlled time. When the cells were pulled apart, the deformation of RBC was recorded, and the binding score and detachment force of the proteins were determined. After the two cells were impinged into 0.5 microm for 30 s, the binding probability of the two cells carrying GPIb/IX and VWF was 15.0%. Via analyzing the deformation of red blood cells, we found out the distribution of rupture forces of cells with GPIb/IX and VWF. Therefore, we infer that the continuous distribution of the detachment force is due to the stochastic effect. The most probable value of the detachment force was 10 pN.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zhenyue
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yueyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Fengyuan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhuang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism; D016466:CHO Cells; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D006801:Humans; D015539:Platelet Activation / Q000502:physiology*; D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D014841:von Willebrand Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D019038:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex; D014841:von Willebrand Factor