Calcium Modulates Force Sensing by the Von Willebrand Factor A2 Domain.
Jakobi, A.J., Mashaghi, A., Tans, S.J., Huizinga, E.G.(2011) Nat Commun 2: 385
- PubMed: 21750539 
- DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1385
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3ZQK - PubMed Abstract: 
von Willebrand factor (VWF) multimers mediate primary adhesion and aggregation of platelets. VWF potency critically depends on multimer size, which is regulated by a feedback mechanism involving shear-induced unfolding of the VWF-A2 domain and cleavage by the metalloprotease ADAMTS-13 ...