血液凝结因子VIII与脂质纳米盘结合的生物物理特征,这些纳米盘模仿激活血小板表面

Nathan G Avery1, Isabelle R Young1, Selena Lu1

  • 1Chemistry Department, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, USA.

概括

这项研究揭示了血液凝固因子VIII (FVIII) 如何与血小板膜结合. C1域使用度,C2域使用度,具有特定的残留物和脂类型,影响内在酶复合物的结合.

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