Snake venom C-type lectins as tools in platelet research

被引:13
作者
Clemetson, KJ [1 ]
Polgar, J [1 ]
Clemetson, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bern, Theodor Kocher Inst, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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10.1080/09537109876636
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
The snake C-type lectins are a major group of proteins present in venoms that fold to a structure with similarities to classic C-type lectins, The loop that would be involved in calcium and sugar binding is truncated and heterodimers are linked by a disulphide bond and by swapping loop domains between the subunits. Many of these C-type lectins interact with platelet receptors to inhibit or induce platelet activation. The use of these C-type lectins to investigate platelet function is discussed and illustrated with specific examples.
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