The glycoprotein Ib/IX complex on platelets is responsible for the first stage of haemostasis as an essential component in the primary adhesion of platelets to damaged vessel walls. Glycocalicin is the extracellular part of platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha and contains the von Willebrand factor and thrombin binding sites. Disulphide bonds are implicated in the von Willebrand binding site and studies with peptides point towards a region of glycocalicin with four cysteines as containing the binding sites for both von Willebrand factor and thrombin. The position and linkage of these two disulphide bonds are now determined to be 209-248 and 211-264 and the relevance of this double-loop structure for glycoprotein Ib/IX function is discussed.
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