Cloning of cDNA and genomic DNA for human von Willebrand factor.
Cloning of cDNA and genomic DNA for human von Willebrand factor.
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克隆人血管性血友病因子的 cDNA 和基因组 DNA。
DOI:
10.1101/sqb.1986.051.01.063
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发表时间:
1986
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Titani,K
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作者:
Sadler,JE;Shelton-Inloes,BB;Sorace,JM;Titani,K
Human von Willebrand factor (vWF) is an essential hemostatic glycoprotein that is found in platelet agranules, in subendothelial connective tissue, and in plasma at a concentration of 10 gg/ml. It is synthesized by endothelial cells (Jaffe et al. 1973, 1974) and also by megakaryocytes (Nachman et al. 1977; Sporn et al. 1985). The biosynthesis of vWF is quite complicated. The primary translation product appears to be a polypeptide of over 300,000 daltons that rapidly dimerizes in the endoplasmic reticulum by disulfide bond formation. The dimers undergo further polymerization into a series of homologous multimers ranging from the dimer up to species of over 10,000,000 daltons. Multimer formation is associated with the removal of an amino-terminal 75-100-kD peptide (Lynch et al. 1983; Wagner and Marder 1983; Fay et al. 1986), the incorporation of inorganic sulfate (Browning et al. 1983), glycosylation (Wagner and Marder 1983, 1984), and additional disulfide bond formation (Wagner et al. 1985, 1986). In endothelial cells, mature vWF is stored in unique organelles called Weibel-Palade bodies (Weibel and Palade 1964; Wagner et al. 1982). Its concentration in blood increases in response to a variety of stimuli, including estrogens, adrenergic agents, and vasopressin analogs (Bloom 1979). vWF is not an enzyme, but participates in hemostasis through several binding interactions. It is required for normal platelet adhesion to areas of damage to the vascular endothelium, forming a bridge between platelet receptors and components of the subendothelial connective tissue. In the presence of ristocetin (an antibiotic), vWF binds to glycoprotein Ib on the platelet plasma membrane (Jenkins et al. 1976). Inherited deficiency of glycoprotein Ib, called Bernard-Soulier syndrome, causes severe bleeding that is probably due to poor platelet adhesion. Platelets that have been activated with thrombin or other platelet agonists can bind vWF through a second receptor, the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa complex. Fibrinogen and fibronectin compete with vWF for these latter sites, and the physiological significance of the vWF-glycoprotein IIb/IIIa interaction is not completely understood (Pietu et al. 1984; Haverstick et al. 1985; Plow et al. 1985). The component of the subendothelium to which vWF binds is probably collagen (Santoro 1981), although binding to collagen-free extracellular matrix has also been reported (Wagner et al. 1984). Finally, vWF binds to factor VIII, which constitutes approximately 1-2070 of the mass of circulating vWF. This interaction is necessary for normal factor VIII survival (Tuddenham et al. 1982).These binding properties account for the symptoms of inherited vWF deficiency. Individuals with severe von WiUebrand disease suffer from mucocutaneous and gastrointestinal bleeding that mimics platelet dysfunction. However, if the level of vWF is sufficiently low, there may be a secondary deficiency of factor VIII, and such patients can also have soft tissue bleeding and hemarthroses that are characteristic of classical hemophilia A. This relationship between factor VIII and vWF gave rise to a confusing nomenclature in which" factor VIII" referred to either protein and also to the proposal that vWF was a precursor of factor VIII (for review, see Sadler and Davie 1986). yon Willebrand disease is one of the most common inherited bleeding disorders worldwide, with a prevalence of at least 125 per million. However, most of those affected have mild symptoms, and severe disease affects only 0.5-3 per million. In most cases, the disorder shows autosomal dominant inheritance, but in some families, only homozygous or doubly heterozygous individuals have symptoms. Pedigrees …