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The complex multimeric composition of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Ruggeri, Zm Zimmerman, Ts |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | We have analyzed the multimeric structure of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor in plasma by sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoresis using gels of varying porosity and a discontinuous buffer system. Factor VIII/von Willebrand factor bands were identified by reaction with 125I-labeled affinity-purified antibody and subsequent autoradiography. In 1% agarose gels, normal plasma displayed a series of sharply defined oligomers. However, increasing the agarose concentration to 2.0% or utilizing mixtures of 0.8% agarose--1.75% acrylamide revealed two bands of lesser intensity interposed between the major bands. When the acrylamide concentration in the gels was increased to 2.5%, bands with a faster mobility than IgM and fibronectin were now evident. Type IIA von Willebrand's disease showed not only an absence of the larger multimers but also a relative increase in several of the newly identified bands as compared to type IIB, type I, and normal. These studies suggest that factor VII/von Willebrand factor in IIA von Willebrand's disease is structurally different from that in other forms of the disorder. They also indicate that the multimeric composition of factor VII/von Willebrand factor is more complex than can be explained by simple linear polymerization of a single protomer. |
| Related Links | https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-pdf/57/6/1140/208555/1140.pdf |
| Ending Page | 1143 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 1140 |
| DOI | 10.1182/blood.v57.6.1140.bloodjournal5761140 |
| Journal | Blood |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 57 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Society of Hematology |
| Publisher Date | 1981-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Analytical Chemistry Antibody Gels Agarose Sodium Multimeric Structurally Viii/von Willebrand Factor Journal: Blood (Vol- 87, Issue- 6) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |