8wfs
From Proteopedia
Cryo-EM structure of GPIb-IX Complex
Structural highlights
DiseaseGP1BB_HUMAN Bernard-Soulier syndrome;22q11.2 deletion syndrome;Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. FunctionGP1BB_HUMAN Gp-Ib, a surface membrane protein of platelets, participates in the formation of platelet plugs by binding to von Willebrand factor, which is already bound to the subendothelium.
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