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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-30
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The interaction of the glycoprotein (GP) Ib-IX-V complex with von Willebrand factor (vWF) is critical in initiation of haemostasis and thrombosis through platelet adhesion to damaged endothelium. The binding site for vWF resides within the GPIbalpha subunit of the complex. To further define the physiological function of platelet GPIbalpha we cloned and expressed the canine GPIbalpha cDNA. A canine platelet cDNA library was constructed and screened with a randomly primed 32P-labeled 1041-base-pair restriction fragment of the human GPIbalpha cDNA. Analysis of 23 clones demonstrated that the canine GPIbalpha cDNA is 2530 nucleotides in length and includes a short 5' untranslated segment of 42 nucleotides followed by a signal peptide of 16 amino acids, a mature peptide of 645 amino acids and a 3' noncoding region of 455 nucleotides. A single intron of 142 nucleotides, 6 nucleotides upstream from the ATG translation initiation codon was identified in the canine gene in a similar location to that present in the human gene. Chinese hamster ovary cells that stably express human GPIbbeta and GPIX were transfected with the canine GPIbalpha cDNA. Canine GPIbalpha was expressed on the surface of these cells and bound vWF in the presence of botrocetin. The binding of vWF was inhibited by an anti-vWF human monoclonal antibody known to inhibit vWF binding to GPIbalpha. The results of this investigation will allow the development of reagents to study the physiological function of GPIbalpha in an animal model.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0340-6245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1327-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and expression of canine glycoprotein Ibalpha.
pubmed:affiliation
The Blood Research Institute, The Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA. dkenny@rcsi.ie
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't