Quaternary organization of GPIb-IX complex and insights into Bernard-Soulier syndrome revealed by the structures of GPIb beta and a GPIb beta/GPIX chimera
McEwan, P.A., Yang, W., Carr, K.H., Mo, X., Zheng, X., Li, R., Emsley, J.(2011) Blood 118: 5292-5301
- PubMed: 21908432 
- DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-05-356253
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3RFE, 3REZ - PubMed Abstract: 
Platelet GPIb-IX receptor complex has 3 subunits GPIbα, GPIbβ, and GPIX, which assemble with a ratio of 1:2:1. Dysfunction in surface expression of the complex leads to Bernard-Soulier syndrome. We have crystallized the GPIbβ ectodomain (GPIbβ(E)) and de ...