Type II antithrombin deficiency caused by a large in-frame insertion: structural, functional and pathological relevance.
Martinez-Martinez, I., Johnson, D.J., Yamasaki, M., Navarro-Fernandez, J., Ordonez, A., Vicente, V., Huntington, J.A., Corral, J.(2012) J Thromb Haemost 10: 1859-1866
- PubMed: 22758787 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04839.x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4EB1 - PubMed Abstract: 
The metastable native conformation of serpins is required for their protease inhibition mechanism, but also renders them vulnerable to missense mutations that promote protein misfolding with pathological consequences.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Centro Regional de Hemodonación, University of Murcia, Regional Campus of International Excellence Campus Mare Nostrum, Murcia, Spain.