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The role of platelet von Willebrand factor in the binding of factor VIII to activated platelets.

Abstract
Factor VIII binds to activated platelets and contributes to the tenase complex assembled on the platelet membrane surface. We have examined the role of platelet von Willebrand factor in the binding of factor VIII to platelets using a platelet captured enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Purified factor VIII bound to activated normal platelets in a dose dependent manner. Factor VIII also bound to platelets obtained from a patient with Type 2N von Willebrand disease, although in this case the binding was reduced to approximately 50% of that seen with control platelets. Furthermore, factor VIII bound to Type 3 von Willebrand disease platelets in the absence of detectable von Willebrand factor. In this instance the binding reaction appeared to be approximately 30% of that seen with the same number of normal platelets. An anti-A3 domain monoclonal antibody, NMC-VIII/10, which recognizes the amino-terminal acidic region of the factor VIII light chain, and an anti-C2 domain monoclonal antibody, NMC-VIII/5, which also moderates the binding of factor VIII to phosphatidylserine, inhibited the association between factor VIII and platelets. Inhibition was more remarkable with NMC-VIII/5 than with NMC-VIII/ 10 but not complete. The findings suggest that the binding of factor VIII to activated platelets is not based on a single ligand-receptor relationship, although a predominant role exists for the platelet von Willebrand factor. Furthermore, both the amino-terminal acidic region of the A3 domain and the C2 domain participate in the binding of factor VIII to activated platelets.
AuthorsH Suzuki, M Shima, S Kamisue, H Nakai, K Nogami, M Shibata, S Morichika, I Tanaka, J C Giddings, A Yoshioka
JournalThrombosis research (Thromb Res) Vol. 90 Issue 5 Pg. 207-14 (Jun 01 1998) ISSN: 0049-3848 [Print] United States
PMID9694242 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • von Willebrand Factor
  • Factor VIII
Topics
  • Binding Sites
  • Blood Platelets (physiology)
  • Factor VIII (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Platelet Activation
  • Protein Binding
  • von Willebrand Factor (metabolism)

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