ISSN:
1432-1203
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The platelet GPIIb-IIIa complex functions as a receptor for fibrinogen, fibronectin, and von Willebrand factor on activated platelets. This glycoprotein is a member of a broadly distributed family of structurally and immunologically related membrane receptors involved in cell-cell contact and cell-matrices interactions. GPIIb-IIIa is a heterodimer complex composed of GPIIb (the α subunit), which consists of two disulfide-linked heavy and light chains, and GPIIIa (the β subunit), which is a single polypeptide chain. Congenital absence of platelet GPIIb-IIIa in Glanzmann's thrombasthenia results in a severe bleeding disorder characterized by defective platelet aggregation and failure of fibrinogen to bind to platelets. The gene coding for GPIIb was located on 17q21.1-17q21.3 as determined by in situ hybridization with a 2650-pb GP2B (GPIIb) cDNA probe prepared from human megakaryocytes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00273658
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