Structural Basis for Distinctive Recognition of Fibrinogen Gammac Peptide by the Platelet Integrin Alphaiibbeta3.
Springer, T.A., Zhu, J., Xiao, T.(2008) J Cell Biol 182: 791
- PubMed: 18710925 
- DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200801146
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2VC2, 2VDK, 2VDL, 2VDM, 2VDN, 2VDO, 2VDP, 2VDQ, 2VDR - PubMed Abstract: 
Hemostasis and thrombosis (blood clotting) involve fibrinogen binding to integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) on platelets, resulting in platelet aggregation. alpha(v)beta(3) binds fibrinogen via an Arg-Asp-Gly (RGD) motif in fibrinogen's alpha subunit. alpha(IIb)beta(3) also binds to fibrinogen; however, it does so via an unstructured RGD-lacking C-terminal region of the gamma subunit (gammaC peptide) ...