The snake venom protein botrocetin acts as a biological brace to promote dysfunctional platelet aggregation
Fukuda, K., Doggett, T., Laurenzi, I.J., Liddington, R.C., Diacovo, T.G.(2005) Nat Struct Mol Biol 12: 152-159
- PubMed: 15665869 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb892
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1U0O, 1U0N - PubMed Abstract: 
Botrocetin is a snake venom protein that enhances the affinity of the A1 domain of plasma von Willebrand factor (vWF) for the platelet receptor glycoprotein Ibalpha (GPIbalpha), an event that contributes to bleeding and host death. Here we describe a kin ...