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Abstract
The platelet integrin alpha(IIb)beta(3) is required for platelet aggregation. Like other integrins, alpha(IIb)beta(3) resides on cell surfaces in an equilibrium between inactive and active conformations. Recent experiments suggest that the shift between these conformations involves a global reorganization of the alpha(IIb)beta(3) molecule and disruption of constraints imposed by the heteromeric association of the alpha(IIb) and beta(3) transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. The biochemical, biophysical, and ultrastructural results that support this conclusion are discussed in this Review.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16322781 PMCID: PMC1297263 DOI: 10.1172/JCI26989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808